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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

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From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several...

Staff Writer - December 27, 2023

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The curious joy of being wrong – intellectual humility means being...

Staff Writer - December 26, 2023

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Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you...

Staff Writer - December 18, 2023

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When authoritative sources hold onto bad data: A legal scholar explains...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2023

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Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here’s how the...

Staff Writer - December 14, 2023

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Teens don’t know everything − and those who acknowledge that fact...

Staff Writer - December 13, 2023

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The psychological differences between those who love and those who loathe...

Staff Writer - November 26, 2023

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Forensic anthropologists work to identify human skeletal remains and uncover the...

Staff Writer - November 25, 2023

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