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When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

Staff Writer - July 20, 2023

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Religion is uniquely human, but computer simulations may help us understand religious behavior

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Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet – an astrophysicist on the team explains the first-of-its-kind discovery

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The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat

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Chronic pain can be objectively measured using brain signals – new research

Several fossils with possible cut marks from Grăunceanu, Romania. Briana Pobiner

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Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors...

Staff Writer - April 12, 2025

The Epidemic Intelligence Service has produced a cadre of highly trained public health experts over its 74-year history. peterhowell/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

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How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home...

Staff Writer - April 15, 2025

Getting enough sleep is one of the most effective ways to restore metabolic balance in the brain and body. SimpleImages/Moment via Getty Images

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Sleep loss rewires the brain for cravings and weight gain –...

Staff Writer - June 16, 2025

An image from Iranian television shows centrifuges lining a hall at Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility in 2021. IRIB via APPEAR

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Why the US bombed a bunch of metal tubes − a...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2025

The president’s spending proposal doesn’t leave much behind. Alexey Kravchuk/iStock / Getty Images Plus

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What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

Staff Writer - June 29, 2025

The Haleakala Observatory, left, houses one telescope for the ATLAS system. That system first spotted the object 3I/ATLAS, which isn’t visible in this image. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson

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Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one...

Staff Writer - July 4, 2025

Is this visitor to Antarctica going crazy or having a good time? Tim Bieber/Photodisc via Getty Images

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At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...

Staff Writer - June 22, 2025

Teshekpuk caribou graze in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Bob Wick/BLM, CC BY

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What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling...

Staff Writer - June 30, 2025

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Is this visitor to Antarctica going crazy or having a good time? Tim Bieber/Photodisc via Getty Images

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At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...

Staff Writer - June 22, 2025

Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the...

Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage to homes in North Carolina in 2024. AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek

Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the...

June 20, 2025

Plants use light to make energy – and a team of scientists is using the same principle to power chemical reactions. fhm/Moment via Getty Images

Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient

June 19, 2025

The shark in ‘Jaws’ became a terrifying icon. Universal Pictures via Getty Images

50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and...

June 19, 2025

Being excluded isn’t easy, but it does teach you about other people. Alistair Berg/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your...

June 9, 2025