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Scientists home in on alternatives to ‘forever chemicals’

Harmful and persistent “forever chemicals” build up in the environment and in the bodies of animals —...

Chess players rely on familiar moves even when the game changes

Last year, my son joined the middle school chess club and began using me, a total novice,...

2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker

Later this year, Boston Dynamics plans to put its all-electric humanoid Atlas robot to work in a...

RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research

A research facility within the US National Institutes of Health that is tasked with studying Ebola and...

Ozempic and Wegovy ingredient may reverse signs of liver disease

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

The axolotl is endangered in the wild. A discovery offers hope

Despite capturing hearts around the world, the wild axolotl — an aquatic salamander with feathery frills and...

A Pueblo tribe recruited scientists to reclaim its ancient American history

Members of New Mexico’s Picuris Pueblo Tribal Nation have long told stories about having descended from ancient...

Trump’s Policies Are Creating Uncertainty for Fossil Fuel Companies

Last week, the US Department of the Interior announced that it would speed up the approval process...

These crocodile-like beasts reached the Caribbean, outlasting mainland kin

Athletic, crocodile-like reptiles with bladed teeth made their last stand in the Caribbean as recently as 4.5...

A new 3-D display lets you reach in and touch virtual objects

Floating displays you can reach into and manipulate, like the ones Tony Stark uses to design his...

States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

American nuclear is in 25-year-old Isaiah Taylor’s blood: his great-grandfather worked on the Manhattan Project. In 2023,...

Here’s how we might generate electricity from rain

A new way of generating clean power could run your lights with rain.  Hydropower typically relies on...
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