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The quantum behavior of superconducting circuits like the small white square above was a major discovery. K. Cicak and R. Simmonds/NIST

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Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched a quantum technology

Staff Writer - October 9, 2025

Do the seemingly endless doorways represent a woman trapped in domesticity or infinite ways out? Philadelphia Museum of Art

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How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism

Some school librarians in Florida have found themselves in the midst of controversy over complaints of “obscene” titles in their libraries. Trish233/iStock via Getty Images

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Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

Learning is more than just memorization. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

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5 ways students can think about learning so that they can learn more − and how their teachers can help

The primary way scientists compete is through their research papers. Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse

‘Boys’ love’ literature depicts an idealized version of gay male sex. Ed Gottschalk/Wikimedia Commons

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China’s arrests of boys’ love authors does not equate to a...

Staff Writer - July 31, 2025

Once viewed by elites with disdain, bachata has become popular worldwide. Erika Santelices/AFP via Getty Images

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How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become...

Staff Writer - July 27, 2025

Museums and their bountiful collections are research bastions. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images

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Precise measurement standards have revolutionized museum science, helping nail down where...

Staff Writer - June 17, 2025

Teresa Teng, who died in 1995, still has legions of fans around the world. Nora Tam/South China Morning Post via Getty Images

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‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ sings one last encore from...

Staff Writer - June 8, 2025

Prime numbers are numbers that are not products of smaller whole numbers. Jeremiah Bartz

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Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries...

Staff Writer - May 30, 2025

Billy Joel was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

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Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist...

Staff Writer - May 28, 2025

Mountain chickadees are unusual in having more complex calls than songs. Vladimir Pravosudov

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Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls

Staff Writer - May 27, 2025

‘The Martian’ protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century Fox

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A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...

Staff Writer - May 22, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

How do kids figure out how to sort things by order? Celeste Kidd

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Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2025

Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...

About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus

As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen...

October 3, 2025

A roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

October 1, 2025

The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what...

September 29, 2025

Do the seemingly endless doorways represent a woman trapped in domesticity or infinite ways out? Philadelphia Museum of Art

How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism

September 29, 2025