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Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how

Staff Writer - August 3, 2023

The linear accelerator at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, where researchers study rare isotopes of elements. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

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Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties

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

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I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions – here’s what I learned

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Hard Evidence: who will reap rewards from Russia farm sanctions?

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

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Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow

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Epic snow from all those atmospheric rivers in the West is...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2023

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Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now...

Staff Writer - May 9, 2022

Atmospheric rivers are long filaments of moisture that curve poleward. Several are visible in this satellite image. Bin Guan, NASA/JPL-Caltech and UCLA

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Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns

Staff Writer - October 12, 2024

Wayfarers around the world have used the stars to navigate the sea. Wirestock/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like...

Staff Writer - January 1, 2025

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A changing climate, growing human populations and widespread fires contributed to...

Staff Writer - August 19, 2023

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

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

Staff Writer - September 14, 2024

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After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado −...

Staff Writer - January 10, 2024

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Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about...

Staff Writer - May 16, 2023

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Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks

Staff Writer - February 26, 2025

Kristina P. Brant, Penn State On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....

In the toxic male technique, genetically engineered male insects would implant semen containing toxic venom into the female insects during mating. Madugrero/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Making sex deadly for insects could control pests that carry disease...

February 23, 2025

Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson has made it his life’s mission to delay aging and death. Netflix

The quest to extend human life is both fascinating and fraught...

February 23, 2025

Greenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals along its coasts, but these are also geologically hazardous regions. Alex Hibbert/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and...

February 19, 2025

National Institutes of Health indirect costs, which are under the knife, go toward managing laboratories and facilities. Fei Yang/Moment via Getty Images

Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US...

February 17, 2025