SCIENCE
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Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year
December 3, 2024 2 min read Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year The phrase “brain rot” spiked…
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Math and Physics Can’t Prove All Truths
November 29, 2024 5 min read Math and Physics Can’t Prove All Truths Physicists have described a system that requires…
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Your Friends Shape Your Microbiome—and So Do Their Friends
November 27, 2024 3 min read Your Friends Shape Your Microbiome—and So Do Their Friends Analysis of nearly 2,000 people…
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Scientists Scramble to Save Climate Data from Trump—Again
CLIMATEWIRE | Eight years ago, as the Trump administration was getting ready to take office for the first time, mathematician…
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Carolyn Beatrice Parker’s Work on the Manhattan Project Inspired Her Birthplace Generations Later
Carolyn Beatrice Parker came from a family of doctors and academics, and she worked during World War II as a…
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Trump’s Energy Pick, a Fracking Executive, Could Stymie Renewable Development
CLIMATEWIRE | President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary signals a boost for U.S. fossil fuels. Trump tapped Chris Wright,…
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The Arecibo Message, Earth’s First Interstellar Transmission, Turns 50
A half-century ago humanity sent its first postcard to the stars, carried by a narrow beam of radio waves. It…
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Trump Administration Likely to Repeal Methane Leak Penalty
November 12, 2024 4 min read Methane Leaks Are Everywhere. The Trump Administration May Repeal Penalty Meant to Reduce Them…
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What Trump Can—And Probably Can’t—Do to Reverse U.S. Climate Policy
November 8, 2024 5 min read What Trump Can—And Probably Can’t—Do to Reverse U.S. Climate Policy The new president-elect can…
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Misinformation Really Does Spread like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. We’re increasingly aware…
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