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Is a shorter course of antibiotics OK? + Genetic risk of fibromyalgia
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Why cannabis’s health effects are so hard to study
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Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe
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Why physics and philosophy need each other
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Recall rodeo: A food safety update + Why cars are catching fire
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Is there science behind the ‘nervous system reset’?
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For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue'
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What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment
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Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus
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The power of the stories we tell about the ocean
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What should astronauts do first when they reach Mars?
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AI is everywhere in healthcare now. Doctors are conflicted
AI is increasingly integrated into everyday medical practice, aiding in diagnosis, documentation, and decision support.
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How much worse was that storm because of climate change?
Attribution science helps quantify how much climate change has increased the severity or likelihood of specific weather events.
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How GPS shaped our world
GPS was originally developed as a military technology for precise navigation and bombing during conflicts like the Vietnam War.
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The ancient Roman doctrine guiding modern environmental fights
The Enbridge Line 5 pipeline has been a contentious issue due to environmental and legal concerns, especially regarding potential leaks into the Great Lakes.
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What are the mysterious ‘little red dots’ in images of space?
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed mysterious red dots in space images, sparking significant scientific interest.
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Could we live in a dinosaur world?
The late Cretaceous period was characterized by large dinosaurs, a warmer climate with higher CO2 levels, and a landscape lacking modern grasses and prairies.
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Do microplastics in the body affect pregnancy?
Microplastics are found throughout the human body, including in reproductive organs and tissues, but their health effects remain largely unknown.
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Making a case for physicists to join climate research
Physics principles such as fluid mechanics are directly applicable to understanding Earth's climate systems and weather phenomena.
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Creating 'world models' for robots + An AI math shakeup
AI models like ChatGPT predict language based on training data but are less effective in understanding the physical world.
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