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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

RNA is more than just a transitional state between DNA and protein. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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MicroRNA is the Nobel-winning master regulator of the genome – researchers...

Staff Writer - October 7, 2024

Flooding across North Carolina’s mountains left many residents with muddy, debris-strewn yards and flooded homes. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

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Health risks are growing in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene...

Staff Writer - October 1, 2024

A black plume of smoke spreads out from burning railcars. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

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Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months...

Staff Writer - September 30, 2024

CubeSats, as depicted in this illustration, make it affordable for universities and private companies to launch a satellite into space. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore...

Staff Writer - September 28, 2024

The edge of the Salton Sea, a heavily polluted lake with large geothermal and lithium resources beneath it. Manuel Pastor

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Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions,...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2024

Negotiations to reduce drug prices can sometimes shift costs onto consumers. rudisill/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Drug prices improved under Biden-Harris and Trump − but not for...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2024

Can you hold a positive emotion simultaneously with a negative one? Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty Images

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Mixed emotions – neuroscience is exploring how your brain lets you...

Staff Writer - September 23, 2024

One hemisphere has summer, while the opposite has winter. Prasit photo/Moment via Getty Images

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Why can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt

Staff Writer - September 22, 2024

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