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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

Specialized compartments within cells carry out specific functions. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by...

Staff Writer - November 5, 2024

Current methods of identifying resistance mutations in microbes can miss other ways resistance can develop. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Fighting antibiotic resistance at the source – using machine learning to...

Staff Writer - October 30, 2024

Smoothing out the complexity can help with comprehension. kislev/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Simple science summaries written by AI help people understand research and...

Staff Writer - October 30, 2024

Rates of heart disease and cardiac events in women are often underestimated. eternalcreative/iStock via Getty Images

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Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease...

Staff Writer - October 22, 2024

Patients suffering withdrawal from fentanyl and xylazine can require intensive care. SDI Productions/E+ Collection via Getty Images

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Philly hospitals test new strategy for ‘tranq dope’ withdrawal – and...

Staff Writer - October 20, 2024

A fusion experiment ran so hot that the wall materials facing the plasma retained defects. Christophe Roux/CEA IRFM, CC BY

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To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists...

Staff Writer - October 19, 2024

A microRNA molecule is a tiny regulator of other genetic material. Artur Plawgo/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of...

Staff Writer - October 17, 2024

Raising salmon in a tank at an aquaculture farm in Dubai. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

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Aquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what...

Staff Writer - October 17, 2024

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