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The EPA May Extend the Use of Pesticides that Paralyze Bees
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The Physics of Wile E. Coyote’s 10 Billion-Volt Electromagnet
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2021 Was a Huge Missed Opportunity on Climate Action
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This Startup Is Making—and Programming—Human Cells
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To See Proteins Change in Quadrillionths of a Second, Use AI
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When It Comes to Buses, Will Hydrogen or Electric Win?
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Gravitational Waves Should Permanently Distort Spacetime
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Why Buzz Lightyear’s Rocket Launch Looks Better Than Reality
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Hints of New Life in the Shadows of Venezuela's Last Glacier
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This Groundbreaking Simulator Generates a Huge Indoor Ocean
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A Strange Radio Signal Was Just From Earth, Not Aliens
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California Condors Are Capable of Asexual Reproduction
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How Parents Can Deal With Climate Anxiety
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How to Talk to Children About Climate Change
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Stop Telling Kids They’ll Die From Climate Change
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This Atomic Clock Will Transform Deep Space Exploration
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This Protein Predicts a Brain’s Future After Traumatic Injury
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Microplastics May Be Cooling—and Heating—Earth’s Climate
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