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A vital ocean current is stable, for now

The ocean’s circulatory system may not be doing as poorly as previously thought. A vital ocean artery...

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus

Activity trackers have come a long way. No longer mere step-counters, they can monitor your heart rate,...

Physicists just discovered the rarest particle decay ever

It’s the rarest particle decay ever discovered. Scientists have clinched the case for a special type of...

‘Smart lighting’ might make vertical farming more affordable

Fiddling with the dimmer switch might help some indoor farmers curb one of their biggest challenges:...

X-rays from nuclear blasts could defend Earth from asteroids

An asteroid hurtling toward Earth could be deflected without a spacecraft ever touching it. The trick is...

How did dark matter shape the universe? This physicist has ideas

At age 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how...

This researcher studies how misinformation seeps into science and politics

TV stars and terrorists may appear to have little in common. But after watching YouTube videos by...

10 early-career scientists tackling some of the biggest problems of today

Scientists are problem solvers. They devise ways to tap new resources for building electric vehicles and...

HIV and illicit drugs are a bad mix. This scientist found an unexpected reason why

It was as a Ph.D. student that Dionna Williams realized the fundamental flaws in how medical science...

By studying the eyes, a researcher explores how the brain sorts information

A cyclist is pedaling down the street. Signs, trees and fire hydrants whip by. As they bike...

This biophysicist’s work could one day let doctors control immune cells

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

Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics to the quantum age

Picture Victorian London, but its skies are filled with airships. Steam-powered robots crowd the streets, mingling with...
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