Science
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How Twisters Brought the Science of Storm Chasing to the Big Screen
If you grew up in the 1990s and have even a cursory interest in tornadoes, you’ve probably seen Twister. The…
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The Head of NASA Science Spent a Whole Weekend Building a LEGO Rocket
Early on a recent Monday morning, the head of NASA’s science division shared to social media a triumphant photograph of…
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The Riemann Hypothesis, the Biggest Problem in Mathematics, Is a Step Closer to Being Solved
The Riemann hypothesis is the most important open question in number theory—if not all of mathematics. It has occupied experts…
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Giant Viruses Discovered in Arctic Ice Could Slow Sea-Level Rise
Giant Viruses Discovered in Arctic Ice Could Slow Sea-Level Rise Scientists recently discovered giant viruses infecting algal blooms that dot…
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Releasing Baby Cane Toads Teaches Predators to Avoid Toxic Adults
Releasing Baby Cane Toads Teaches Predators to Avoid Toxic Adults Australian conservationists introduced juvenile cane toads ahead of invasions to…
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Elephants Call Their Relatives by Name across the Savanna
Elephants Call Each Other by Name Across the Savanna Female elephants address one another with individualized rumbles By Marta Zaraska…
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World’s Largest Known Genome Discovered in Small, Unassuming Fern
Tiny Fern Has World’s Largest Genome A small South Pacific fern boasts more than 50 times as many base pairs…
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AI Needs Rules, but Who Will Get to Make Them?
About 150 government and industry leaders from around the world, including Vice President Kamala Harris and billionaire Elon Musk, descended…
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Cannibalistic Dads May Be Contributing to Hellbender Salamander Declines
Male hellbender salamanders usually make doting dads, guarding eggs and shaking them free of silt. But in some troubled populations,…
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What Went Wrong with a Highly Publicized COVID Mask Analysis?
The COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, but in May officials ended its designation as a public health emergency. So it’s now…
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