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The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars #Environment #Automotive #Policy
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Sep 28, 2026
SpaceX's Starship launches on first orbital mission from Texas #Space #Science #Technology
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Sep 28, 2026
How to limit the rat numbers? Train the humans #Science #Animals #PestControl
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Sep 28, 2026
Smoke ecology studies what can be done to prevent harms from wildfire smoke #Science #Ecology #Wildfire
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Sep 28, 2026
Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii #Weather #Hurricanes #DisasterPrep
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Sep 28, 2026
Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline #Science #Ocean #Discovery
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Sep 27, 2026
We're looking for life on other planets. Are we ready to find it? #Science #Space #Astrobiology
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Sep 27, 2026
A bird lover talks to host Ayesha Rascoe about her fear of birds #Science #Ornithology #Psychology
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Sep 27, 2026
The hot spot: World Sauna Congress convenes in Oslo as global interest skyrockets #Sauna #Wellness #Travel
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Sep 26, 2026
The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. The Atlantic is quiet. Blame El Niño #Science #Weather #ElNino
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Sep 25, 2026
Years after storms, clean-up crews meticulously separate the sentimental from the wreckage #Science #Environment #DisasterRecovery
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Sep 25, 2026
Under Trump, NIH funding disruptions have evolved. Here's what the numbers show #Science #Research #Politics
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Sep 24, 2026
Hurricane Polo fuels fears of landslides in Mexico as Nolo closes in on Hawaii #Science #Weather #NaturalDisasters
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Sep 24, 2026
There are still nearly pristine coral reefs. They're a blueprint for coral restoration #Science #Ocean #Conservation
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Sep 23, 2026
Scientists hope studying the world's pristine reefs will help them heal others #Science #Ocean #Conservation
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Sep 23, 2026
Category 5 Hurricane Polo is 'one of the strongest storms ever' #Science #Weather #Storms
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Sep 23, 2026
This 'fire amoeba' pushes the limit of what's possible for complex life #Science #Life #Research
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Sep 22, 2026
AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)
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Sep 22, 2026
Abortion is on the ballot again as post-Roe policies continue to evolve #Science #Politics #Society
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Sep 22, 2026
What the equinox 'henge' effect tells us about U.S. cities #Science #Urban #Astronomy
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Sep 21, 2026
This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead #Agriculture #Sustainability #FoodTech
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Sep 21, 2026
Poison suspected in deaths of ten lions in game reserve in Tanzania #Wildlife #Conservation #Africa
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Sep 20, 2026
Monarch butterflies are on their way to Mexico. States are helping them on their way #Science #Nature #Insects
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Sep 20, 2026
Thousands of planned launches, terms of deal, worry some near Louisiana SpaceX site
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Sep 20, 2026
An Alaska storm scattered artifacts. Archaeologists are racing to save what's left #Science #Archaeology #History
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Sep 19, 2026
Alaska's salmon-feasting bears face off in biggest Fat Bear Week ever #Science #Wildlife #Nature
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Sep 18, 2026
Could trees developed with gene-editing technology protect Florida's citrus industry?
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Sep 18, 2026
Ancient humans used psychoactive drugs dating back to the Ice Age, study finds #Science #History #Anthropology
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Sep 17, 2026
This week in science: T. rex footprints, solar 'superflares,' and benefits of reading #Science #Research #Discovery
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Sep 17, 2026
Why reshaping memories may hold the key to raising self-esteem #Psychology #SelfImprovement #MentalHealth
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Sep 17, 2026
Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths #Science #ClimateChange #Health
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Sep 16, 2026
Mice with human brain cells offer a tool to study disease. Ethicists ask: What's next? #Science #Neuroscience #Ethics
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Sep 16, 2026
Senators question Trump's picks for top health positions, including surgeon general #Health #Politics #Government
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Sep 16, 2026
U.S. military reveals it has deployed weapons in space #Science #Space #Military
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Sep 16, 2026
U.S. acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space #Space #Defense #Military
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Sep 16, 2026
Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why #Science #Oceanography #Research
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Sep 15, 2026
NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions #Space #Science #Nasa
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Sep 15, 2026
Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants #Environment #Politics #Energy
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Sep 14, 2026
New Carlo Rovelli book challenges science's understanding of reality and the universe #Science #Physics #Cosmology
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Sep 14, 2026
NASA relocations could hinder agency's ability to build spacecraft #Space #Science #NASA
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