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Economics & Business
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As DOJ deprioritizes foreign lobbying laws, study finds enforcement against Paul Manafort drove surge in disclosures

Environment
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The housing crisis is forcing Americans to choose between affordability and safety

Social Sciences
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TikTok still delivering self-harm and suicidal content in France, research finds

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Plants & Animals
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Penguins likely starved to death en masse: Populations off South Africa may have fallen 95% in just 8 years

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Space Exploration
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Space debris: Will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?

Social Sciences
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New study finds strong link between intimate partner violence and firearm ownership

Space Exploration
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Space debris poses growing threat, but new study suggests cleanup is feasible

Quantum Physics
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Quantum technology moves from lab to life, but widespread use remains years away

Astronomy
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A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized, habitable-zone exoplanet

Astronomy
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Astrophysicists test a new piece of the sky to probe dark matter and dark energy

Molecular & Computational biology
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Discovery could give investigators a new tool in death investigations

Paleontology & Fossils
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New massive duck-billed dinosaur species identified

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Social Sciences
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How probation officers—criminal legal system's most diverse group—experience their roles

Earth Sciences
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Lightning channels reveal hidden bursts: Lateral negative re-discharges observed for first time

Cell & Microbiology
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Q&A: Why understanding stem cells is the root of treating diseases from psoriasis to cancer

Astronomy
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Frequent flares from TRAPPIST-1 could impact habitability of nearby planets

Ecology
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Ultrasonic pest control can protect beehives

Environment
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More access to nature data does not guarantee responsible use policies

Social Sciences
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Phonetic or morpholexical issues? New study reveals ambiguity for Japanese learners of French

Earth Sciences
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Researchers highlight need for caution in selecting global soil moisture data

Condensed Matter
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High-energy-density barocaloric material could enable smaller, lighter solid-state cooling devices

Astronomy
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NASA completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction

Education
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Cracking the code of why and when some choose to 'self-handicap'

Environment
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Seeding jet exhaust with ice-nucleating particles could reduce aviation's climate impact

Biochemistry
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Catalyst insight may unlock safer, on-demand ozone water disinfection

Plants & Animals
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Researchers find promising adaptations to climate change in tropical forests

Molecular & Computational biology
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New statistical tools sharpen the search for causal DNA changes in livestock

Agriculture
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Canada's federal budget for 2025 shows partial alignment with farmers' priorities, new analysis reveals

Ecology
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How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal

Space Exploration
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Trump NASA nominee aims to beat China in new moon race

Ecology
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Increasing plant diversity in agricultural grasslands boosts yields, reducing reliance on fertilizer

Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists capture first detailed look inside droplet-like structures of compacted DNA

Political science
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AI chatbots can effectively sway voters—in either direction

Cell & Microbiology
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A new role for DNA loops in repairing genetic damage

Paleontology & Fossils
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Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex, new study confirms

Planetary Sciences
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How sound moves on Mars

Education
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Women are still absent from how history is taught and assessed in England

Economics & Business
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More detail on what clothes feel like could make life easier for shoppers, and save retailers money

Economics & Business
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Exploring how Mussolini's Italy merged animal husbandry with consumption policies

Veterinary medicine
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Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu

Ecology
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Distance from natural habitat doesn't reduce pollination in tropical smallholder farms

Astronomy
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Planned industrial plant threatens large observatory in Chile

Social Sciences
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Research reveals atypical Santas can succeed

Political science
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Why art is a prime target for organized crime

Social Sciences
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Meditating on the connectedness of life could help reunite a divided country. Here's how 'interbeing' works

Environment
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Sri Lanka's latest climate-driven floods expose flaws in disaster preparations: Here's what needs to change

Bio & Medicine
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Hydrogel platform enables high-throughput extracellular vesicle isolation

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Archaeology
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Celebrated Rutland mosaic depicts 'long-lost' Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world

Agriculture
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Cover crop adoption doubles in farm demonstration network, study finds

Ecology
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'Free-range' dinosaur parenting may have created surprisingly diverse ancient ecosystems

Social Sciences
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People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive

Astronomy
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Most normal matter in the universe isn't found in planets, stars or galaxies: An astronomer explains

Earth Sciences
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Measuring Colorado's mountains one hike at a time

Environment
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Study reveals opportunity to improve blue carbon measurements in coastal wetlands

Astrobiology
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Ten versions of Earth's future can help us hunt for technosignatures

General Physics
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LHC data confirm validity of new model of hadron production—and test foundations of quantum mechanics

Plants & Animals
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New maps reveal the loss of a wildebeest migration in the Mara ecosystem

Biotechnology
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Eyes for an agricultural robot: AI system identifies weeds in apple orchards

Environment
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Watershed sustainability project centers place-based research

Bio & Medicine
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Silver nanoparticles built on viral biotemplate kill more bacteria and slow resistance rise

Environment
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E-waste recycling in Ghana exposes workers to toxic pollution and health risks

Polymers
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Alternative to BPA passes toxicity and sustainability standards set by EU innovation guidelines

Social Sciences
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Jealousy fueled by social media can erode young couples' satisfaction with their relationships over time

Ecology
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Ocean currents shape fish survival in South Georgia's fjords

Polymers
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Cleaner rayon fiber production cuts solvent use by up to 70%

Molecular & Computational biology
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High-resolution GlyT2 structures point to non-opioid analgesic options

Cell & Microbiology
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New molecular view of cholera 'tail' could inform better treatment

Social Sciences
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Pleasant-sounding words are easier to remember, pseudoword experiment shows

Social Sciences
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How inventing political adversaries can create real civil division

General Physics
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CERN's ATLAS detects evidence for decay of Higgs boson into muon–antimuon pair

Environment
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New study challenges the idea of humans as innately nature-loving

Earth Sciences
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How volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe

Earth Sciences
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Ancient quakes along 150-mile fault system in Nepal revealed

Condensed Matter
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A direct leap into terahertz: Dirac materials enable efficient signal conversion at room temperature

Environment
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Governments need to prepare for more frequent large floods

Political science
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Limiting jury trials will harm minority ethnic victims and defendants, research shows

Social Sciences
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Why are some people extremely competitive while others are so chill?

Environment
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Sumatra's flood crisis: How deforestation turned a cyclonic storm into a likely recurring tragedy

Space Exploration
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A blueprint for visiting an interstellar comet

Economics & Business
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When navigating a timeline full of crises, it's good to have a halo

Social Sciences
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New research spotlights the value women bring to audit teams and the workplace

Social Sciences
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Most of us miss out on financial opportunities, says Danish study

Evolution
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Jaw versatility enabled the ecological success of amniotes, paleontologists find

Condensed Matter
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Iron-based magnetic material achieves major reduction in core loss

Cell & Microbiology
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Receptor with 'rubber band' paves way for new pain and cancer drugs

Nanophysics
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Atomic switches bring molecular electronics closer to reality

Ecology
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The microbiome of an entire country mapped for the first time

Biotechnology
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New tool turns complex soil data into visual insights for farmers, land managers

Plants & Animals
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Unbee-lievable: Botswana elephants not easily fooled as scientists seek solution to human-elephant conflict

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Earth Sciences
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Glaciers speed up and slow down at predictable times according to the first global map of ice movement

Ecology
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Vital seaweed habitats aren't being protected by ocean reserves

Social Sciences
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New report uncovers perpetrator and victim perspectives on sexualized deepfake abuse

Analytical Chemistry
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Common aldehydes transformed by light could accelerate drug discovery and material development

Evolution
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Waste management in spider mites reveals evolutionary insights into arthropod social behavior

Astronomy
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Earlier ultra-relativistic freeze-out could revive a decades-old theory for dark matter

Evolution
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Brain-like features in sea urchin larvae reveal light-dependent behavior

Optics & Photonics
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A solid-state quantum processor based on nuclear spins

Plants & Animals
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What happens to eagles after rehab?

Plants & Animals
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Young mountain lions face barriers from roads and development across California

Cell & Microbiology
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How cells change their minds and save their work in progress

Plants & Animals
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Bat study shows motherhood comes with a cost, but not for all

Cell & Microbiology
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For the first time, researchers observe how influenza viruses infect living cells

Environment
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Blue Origin's wastewater plans add to Florida's Indian River Lagoon concerns

Earth Sciences
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Why the Amazon's ability to make its own rain matters more than ever

Cell & Microbiology
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C-Compass: AI-based software maps proteins and lipids within cells

Polymers
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Seeing inside smart gels: Scientists capture dynamic behavior under stress

Environment
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California strongly objects to Trump's plan to pump more delta water south

Cell & Microbiology
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Human hair grows through 'pulling' not pushing, study shows

Astronomy
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First discoveries from new Subaru Telescope program reveal massive planet and brown dwarf

Earth Sciences
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K'gari's world famous lakes could be at risk of drying

Archaeology
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Archaic humans were strategic and picky hunters, new study suggests

Biochemistry
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Fullerenes could improve MRI clarity by enabling more efficient dynamic nuclear polarization

Cell & Microbiology
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From static papers to living models: Turning limb development research into interactive science

Condensed Matter
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Magnetism switching in antiferromagnets: Two distinct mechanisms successfully visualized

Plants & Animals
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Global sports industry holds untapped potential for wildlife conservation

Earth Sciences
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Sargasso Sea shift reveals dramatic decline in some historic seaweed populations

Astronomy
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Chlorine and potassium found in supernova remnant at unexpectedly high levels

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Plants & Animals
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Camera traps snap nearly three times more images of endangered Sumatran tigers than before

Plants & Animals
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Fearless frogs feast on deadly hornets

Social Sciences
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Is anyone really misled by the term 'veggie burger?' Our research suggests consumers are savvy

Education
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Adults like to talk about 'big school'—this can make the change seem scary for some children