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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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Will I ever need math? A mathematician explains how math is...

Staff Writer - July 26, 2023

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When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of...

Staff Writer - July 20, 2023

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Empty office spaces can be converted to residential buildings – but...

Staff Writer - July 15, 2023

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A Canadian lake holds the key to the beginning of the...

Staff Writer - July 11, 2023

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Does the direction water rotates down the drain depend on which...

Staff Writer - July 10, 2023

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Aging is complicated – a biologist explains why no two people or...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2023

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IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica spots first high-energy neutrinos emitted in...

Staff Writer - July 3, 2023

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A subtle symphony of ripples in spacetime – astronomers use dead...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2023

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