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Was ‘Oumuamua, the First Known Interstellar Object, Less Weird Than We Thought?

Scientists have a new idea to explain the strange behavior of ’Oumuamua, our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor. In…

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Scientists Just Warned We Need to Cut Emissions by 60 Percent, but the U.S. Is Years Away

CLIMATEWIRE | The United Nations' latest climate assessment has upped the ante for energy policy in the United States, making it…

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Deadly Fungi Are the Newest Emerging Microbe Threat All Over the World

Editor’s Note (3/21/23): The dangerous fungus Candida auris is spreading rapidly in hospitals and other health care facilities, the Centers…

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Fixing the Hated Open-Design Office

In 1967 chemical company DuPont gutted a floor of an office building in Delaware and rebuilt it. The firm put…

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Fast, Deep Cuts in Emissions Are Needed to Avoid ‘Climate Time Bomb’

We are at a critical juncture in the fight to tackle the climate emergency. The world has just a few…

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The Science of Spring’s Green Show

Spring’s burst of brightness comes before chloroplasts grow and mature Credit: Rebecca KonteAdvertisement Every year trees put on a show…

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Three Easy Ways to Make AI Chatbots Safer

We have entered the brave new world of AI chatbots. This means everything from reenvisioning how students learn in school…

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We Need New Warning Systems to Save Lives during Climate Disasters

Finding ways to alert communities of pending climate disasters can yield a tenfold return on investment by avoiding deaths and…

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Rare, Dust-Shrouded Dying Star Revealed in New JWST Image

Giant stars may be the ultimate example of “live fast, die young.” Unlike our own sun, which will shine for…

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What High-Tech Prizes Does the Downed U.S. Drone Hold? Russia Really Wants to Know

On Tuesday, two Russian fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone flying high above the Black Sea.…

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