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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

Education bottlenecks, burnout and an aging workforce are straining the system. Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images

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Pennsylvania may be short 20,000 nurses by 2026

Staff Writer - April 14, 2025

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

Amazon partnered with Dominion Energy to build solar farms in Virginia to power its cloud-computing service. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even...

Staff Writer - April 11, 2025

Jared Isaacman, the nominee for next NASA administrator, has traveled to orbit on two commercial space missions. AP Photo/John Raoux

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Trump’s nomination for NASA leader boasts business and commercial spaceflight experience...

Staff Writer - April 11, 2025

The Trump administration has been cutting EPA science jobs and advisory board members. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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EPA must use the best available science − by law −...

Staff Writer - April 8, 2025

Hormone therapy relieves many symptoms of menopause. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women

Staff Writer - April 6, 2025

The artifacts found at Longtan, southwest China, were as old as 60,000 years. Qijun Ruan

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Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were...

Staff Writer - April 1, 2025

Specialists across numerous fields of medicine are in short supply. sudok1/iStock via Getty Images

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Doctor shortages have hobbled health care for decades − and the...

Staff Writer - March 31, 2025

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