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Brain scans reveal where taste and smell become flavor

Taste and smell are so intimately connected that a whiff of well-loved foods evokes their taste without...

Lasers made muon beams, no massive accelerator needed

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Worlds Apart Crossword

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Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

Vampire bats are a Halloween staple, and now they’ve got company. Another bat species snatches birds out...

Europe Pledges $600 Billion for Clean Energy Projects in Africa

Africa needs energy. Nearly 600 million Africans—half the continent’s population—are without electricity, largely because of the continent’s...

Toy-obsessed dogs give clues to addictive behaviors

If you’ve ever had a slobbery ball at your feet and a dog’s hopeful eyes asking for...

Covid Shots Are About to Be Widely Available Again

Covid-19 vaccines are about to become widely available again across the United States, following several weeks of...

You’re probably eating enough protein, but maybe not the right mix

Citations J.J. Mathews et al. Understanding dietary protein quality: Digestible indispensable amino acid scores and beyond, The...

Scientist Who Was Offline ‘Living His Best Life’ Stunned by Nobel Prize Win

When Fred Ramsdell, 64, was named a Nobel Prize winner earlier this week, he was deep in...

Chemistry that works like Hermione’s magic handbag wins a 2025 chemistry Nobel

Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

Biased online images train AI bots to see women as younger, less experienced

When asked to generate resumes for people with female names, such as Allison Baker or Maria Garcia,...

Are ultraprocessed foods truly addictive?

When I sat down to write this story, I remembered the gummy worms in the snack drawer...
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