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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

The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber

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Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny...

Staff Writer - May 13, 2025

Brain organoids, pictured here, raise both many medical possibilities and ethical questions. NIAID/Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety...

Staff Writer - May 10, 2025

Dragonflies, just like bees and butterflies, face threats that humans can help prevent. Christopher Halsch

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Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple...

Staff Writer - May 8, 2025

The transparency trap: Admitting you use AI on the job can come at a cost to your credibility. Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you...

Staff Writer - May 7, 2025

Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Peggy Greb/USDA-ARS

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How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without...

Staff Writer - May 6, 2025

Tatooine’s moisture farming equipment stands in the desert of Tunisia, where parts of the ‘Star Wars’ movie series were filmed. Véronique Debord-Lazaro via Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

Staff Writer - May 2, 2025

Fireflies in Boulder, Colo., during the summer of 2023. Radim Schreiber/Firefly Experience, CC BY

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Fleeting fireflies illuminate Colorado summer nights − and researchers are watching

Staff Writer - May 1, 2025

A frog-eating bat approaches a túngara frog, one of its preferred foods. Grant Maslowski

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Young bats learn to be discriminating when listening for their next meal

Staff Writer - April 29, 2025

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