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Protein molecules can have complicated structures that dictate their functions. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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Machine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Staff Writer - October 9, 2024

One hemisphere has summer, while the opposite has winter. Prasit photo/Moment via Getty Images

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Why can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt

Forgiving yourself can be a sign of moral growth − but only if you put in the work. Stephanie Verhart/E+ via Getty Images

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Self-forgiveness is more than self-comfort − a philosopher explains

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Guilt over kids’ screen time is common, uncomfortable and can stress family relationships − but it can have a silver lining

Some people can visualize things perfectly in their mind’s eye, while others can’t. designer491/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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What is mental imagery? Brain researchers explain the pictures in your mind and why they’re useful

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Has the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet?...

Staff Writer - April 28, 2016

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Why stories matter for children’s learning

Staff Writer - January 5, 2016

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2015, the year that was: environment and energy

Staff Writer - December 28, 2015

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2015, the year that was: science and technology

Staff Writer - December 28, 2015

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Rarity of Jupiter-like planets means…

Staff Writer - December 11, 2015

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Forget about designer babies – gene editing won’t work on complex...

Staff Writer - December 4, 2015

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EXPLORING NATURE

Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS, CC BY-SA

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Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the...

Staff Writer - September 15, 2024

Peter A Noble, University of Washington and Alex Pozhitkov, Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

In Colorado, many people run, bike and climb in mountain lion habitat. DEA/ C. Dani I. Jeske/De Agostini via Getty Images

Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes...

September 14, 2024

Sunflowers use tiny movements to follow the Sun’s path throughout the day. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists...

September 13, 2024

A white-shouldered bumblebee, Bombus appositus visits the flowers of a goldenbanner. Julian Resasco, CC BY-ND

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a...

September 10, 2024

The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC BY

India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in...

September 4, 2024