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Three Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for Black Hole Discoveries

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists for their work on black holes. British cosmologist Roger…

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Rare Fossil Reveals Cicada Entombed in Opal

A bug trapped in a precious gem could offer new clues in the hunt for ancient life on Earth and…

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New Nobel Laureate Talks Today’s Virology

“I guess we're in the middle of a sort of a major virology education.” Charles Rice, of the Rockefeller University…

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Greenland Is Melting Faster Than Any Time in Past 12,000 Years

Greenland is the biggest island in the world. And the ice sheet that sits atop it is massive.  "The pile…

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Hurricane-Resistant Building Code Helped Protect Alabama from Sally’s Winds

When Hurricane Sally blew through coastal Alabama last month, the owners of about 16,000 homes there had a reason to…

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These Researchers are Putting Fly Babies into Virtual Reality

A new system called PiVR creates working artificial environments for small animals such as zebra fish larvae and fruit flies.…

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The Earth Is on Fire

I’ve never known an Earth that wasn’t on fire. I’m 23 years old, and I’m not alone. My entire generation…

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Life’s Small-Molecule Problem – Scientific American

The recent claim for a detection of the molecule phosphine in the Venusian midlatitude cloud layers has brought the idea…

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How Trump Could Have Exposed Biden and Others to COVID at the Debate

President Donald Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus last week, just days after attending the first presidential debate with…

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Discovery of Hepatitis C Snags Nobel Prize in Medicine

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, which causes…

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