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A tobacco hornworm caterpillar is exposed to vibrations in an anechoic chamber. Binghamton University, State University of New York

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Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears

Staff Writer - September 8, 2026

A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug. 30, 2026. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Floods in Nepal‑Tibet disrupt pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a sacred mountain with centuries of evolving tradition

A massive rockfall in the Himalayas led to a surge of flood water than swept through villages, killing hundreds of people, on Aug. 26, 2026. Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty Images

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When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks

For decades, researchers thought that bacteria become resistant to antibiotics if patients stopped taking these drugs early. Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule

Uncertainty is inherent in science, but communicating it effectively requires more than explaining how much error is present in graphs. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for

Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to the characteristic muscle weakness that so many cancer patients experience. Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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Muscle weakness in cancer survivors may be caused by treatable weakness...

Staff Writer - July 11, 2025

Broken and worn-out solar panels can be recycled, but it’s not easy. Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think −...

Staff Writer - July 10, 2025

Mentors model the ethical pursuit of scientific knowledge. sanjeri/E+ via Getty Images

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Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good

Staff Writer - July 8, 2025

Edith Schaecher, center, and her daughter and granddaughter look at a photo album recovered from her tornado-damaged home in Greenfield, Iowa, in May 2024. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

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The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest...

Staff Writer - July 8, 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

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

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

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

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