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Mysterious blasts of radio waves from across the universe called fast radio bursts help astronomers catalog matter. ESO/M. Kornmesser, CC BY-SA

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Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed

Staff Writer - December 4, 2025

Scientists used drones to produce this 3D model of Rano Raraku, the volcanic crater where 95% of Rapa Nui’s giant statues were carved. Lipo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC BY

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Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s...

Careful planning and analysis are part of trying to reduce the chance of a false-positive finding. Arnon Mungyodklang/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence – and that affects what scientific journals choose to publish

Naloxone competes with opioids for the same receptor on the surface of neurons. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

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How does Narcan work? Mapping how it reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs

ChatGPT has become the go-to app for hundreds of millions of people. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato

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The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up

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How secure is your data when it’s stored in the cloud?

Staff Writer - January 27, 2018

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Fossil jawbone from Israel is the oldest modern human found outside...

Staff Writer - January 25, 2018

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Fungi can help concrete heal its own cracks

Staff Writer - January 19, 2018

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New ways scientists can help put science back into popular culture

Staff Writer - January 18, 2018

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How robot math and smartphones led researchers to a drug discovery...

Staff Writer - January 16, 2018

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Reaching rural America with broadband internet service

Staff Writer - January 16, 2018

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Super-black feathers can absorb virtually every photon of light that hits...

Staff Writer - January 10, 2018

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Nikola Tesla: The extraordinary life of a modern Prometheus

Staff Writer - January 6, 2018

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Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images

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Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...

Staff Writer - November 25, 2025

Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island When polar ice sheets melt, the effects...

Pennsylvania is home to a diverse range of wild mushrooms, both edible and poisonous. Vaivirga/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science

November 24, 2025

Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...

November 19, 2025

Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images

How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...

November 19, 2025

These faces are fake – generated by artificial intelligence – but useful for training other AI systems about human faces. David Beniaguev

When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data...

November 18, 2025