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When a Spoonful of Plastic Settles in the Brain
They slip into the air we breathe and drift through the water we drink. Now, a growing body of evidence…
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At the Brink: How Washington’s New Budget Threatens American Science
Researchers across the United States are bracing for upheaval as the White House prepares a budget proposal that could drastically…
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Behind the Zagros Mountains lies a hidden story of a sinking oceanic slab
The low rumble of tectonic forces often goes unnoticed in our daily lives, yet a quiet drama unfolds beneath Iraq’s…
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2032 collision? The asteroid that launched a global defense effort
Only a few days after Christmas 2024, astronomers identified an asteroid that could test humanity’s ability to protect itself. Known…
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Eye colors of the world and what makes them different
Explore brown, blue, hazel, amber, green and gray eyes, how pigment and genes shape them, and why global rarity claims…
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What explains the miraculous Kummakivi Rock formation?
It’s not something you’d expect to see in the forests of southeastern Finland, yet there it stands as if calmly…
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The Middle Child Advantage: What a New Study Reveals About Cooperation
Middle children have been called peacemakers, mediators, or simply overlooked. For decades, older siblings were described as responsible and younger…
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Discover ‘Brain Rot’: Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year
The term ‘brain rot,’ chosen as Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2024, has entered the cultural lexicon as a…
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The blue blood dilemma: Ethical concerns in harvesting Horseshoe Crab blood
In the depths of our oceans swims a living fossil with a secret that has become both a medical miracle…
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