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Babson College graduate students from India type on their computers in Wellesley, Mass., on June 30, 2016. AP Photo/Charles Krupa
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Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages

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Artificial intelligence is expected to generate a growing share of the world’s creative work. karetoria/Moment via Getty Images
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People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works,...

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Voyager 1, shown in this illustration, has operated for decades thanks to a radioisotope power system. NASA via AP
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft

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Only humans can be awarded patents, but AIs can do a lot of the work to earn them. lineartestpilot/iStock via Getty Images
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When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing?

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U.S. fishing industries, both commercial and recreational, rely on healthy coastal areas. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images
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Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and...

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A worker deices an airplane at the airport in Brussels. AP Photo/Virginia Mayo
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The science behind airplane deicing – a mechanical engineer explains how...

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The creative process involves choices that lead artists to places they couldn’t have imagined. Eoneren/E+ via Getty Images
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Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about...

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Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has made it his life’s mission to delay aging and death. Netflix
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The quest to extend human life is both fascinating and fraught...

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Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images
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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...

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U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

Modern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...

Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you...

Old rat nests can contain fabrics, papers, animal bones, plant remains and other materials that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years. Andyworks/E+ Collection via Getty Images

I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

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