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• Scientists just discovered what is fueling cows' potent burps #Science #Environment #Animals

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  Apr 30, 2026

• Trump withdraws wellness influencer and MAHA activist Casey Means as surgeon general nominee #Science #Health #Politics

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  Apr 30, 2026

• Scientists use AI to test whether life can run on only 19 amino acids #Science #AI #Life

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  Apr 30, 2026

• The effort to rescue 'Timmy' the humpback whale just took a risky turn #Science #Whales #Conservation

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  Apr 30, 2026

• JWST discovers 'red monster' galaxy that challenges astronomers' understanding of the early universe #Astronomy #Space #Science

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  Apr 30, 2026

• Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 #Science #Genetics #Obituary

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  Apr 30, 2026

• Infamous geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at 79 #Science #Genetics #Obituary

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  Apr 30, 2026

• Should schools limit kids' screen time? The science is murky #Science #Education #ScreenTime

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  Apr 30, 2026

• What's faster than light? Darkness #Science #Physics #Light

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  Apr 30, 2026

• Measles outbreaks can end, but the danger of the disease doesn't #Science #Health #Medicine

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  Apr 29, 2026

• A giant hailstorm just killed an emu at a Missouri zoo #Science #Weather #Animals

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  Apr 29, 2026

• What happened after the fall of Rome? Ancient genomes offer new clues #History #Genetics #Archaeology

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  Apr 29, 2026

• DOJ indicts former Fauci advisor David Morens on charges related to COVID pandemic #Science #Pandemic #Health

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  Apr 29, 2026

• What you eat for lunch could influence your immune system just hours later #Science #Health #Nutrition

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  Apr 29, 2026

• Chanda Prescod-Weinstein connects physics, poetry and pop culture #Science #Physics #Culture

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  Apr 29, 2026

• NASA chief Jared Isaacman hints at campaign to make Pluto a planet again #Space #Astronomy #Science

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  Apr 28, 2026

• City birds appear more afraid of women than men and scientists have no idea why #Science #Birds #Research

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  Apr 28, 2026

• Humanity may be doomed to die in nuclear war--unless we act soon, physicist David Gross says #NuclearWar #Science #GlobalSecurity

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  Apr 28, 2026

• The Simpsons reference that refutes one of history's greatest mathematicians #Science #Math #PopCulture

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  Apr 28, 2026

• Fusion energy company Commonwealth applies to join a U.S. power grid--a first #FusionEnergy #CleanTech #ScienceNews

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  Apr 28, 2026

• Watch Astrobotic's latest record-breaking 'ring of fire' rocket engine test #Space #Rockets #Engineering

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  Apr 28, 2026

• Polycystic ovary syndrome might affect men, too. Here's how #Health #Science #Medicine

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  Apr 28, 2026

• War in Iran spotlights the risk to drinking water for millions in the Persian Gulf #WaterSecurity #Geopolitics #Environment

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  Apr 28, 2026

• The science behind the Adidas shoes that helped two marathoners break the two-hour mark #Science #Running #Technology

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  Apr 27, 2026

• Iconic Sombrero galaxy captured in incredible detail, revealing its enormous glowing halo #Space #Astronomy #Galaxy

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  Apr 27, 2026

• People trust vaccine scientists as much as other researchers, poll shows #Science #Research #Trust

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  Apr 27, 2026

• Blood filtering could help treat preeclampsia, pilot study suggests #Health #Medicine #Research

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  Apr 27, 2026

• Zepbound's and Ozempic's greatest benefit may be their anti-inflammatory power #Health #Science #Medicine

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  Apr 27, 2026

• NASA Curiosity discovery, suicide hotline hope, the AI voice clone upper hand #Science #AI #Technology

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  Apr 27, 2026

• Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration #Science #Policy #News

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  Apr 26, 2026

• 'Staggering' number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more #Science #Health #Misinformation

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  Apr 26, 2026

• 'Bat feast' animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread #Science #Viruses #Wildlife

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  Apr 25, 2026

• Can electric air taxis carry passengers? Vertical Aerospace's VX4 just cleared a key test #Aviation #ElectricVehicles #FutureTech

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  Apr 25, 2026

• Mollusk shells could pave the way to greener materials #Science #Materials #Sustainability

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  Apr 25, 2026

• One scientist's 10-year quest to calculate the strength of gravity #Science #Physics #Research

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  Apr 24, 2026

• RFK, Jr., praises ibogaine for depression treatment. Is the psychedelic a magic bullet? #Science #MentalHealth #Psychedelics

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  Apr 24, 2026

• RFK, Jr. puts psychedelics on fast track to FDA review and approval #Science #Health #Psychedelics

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  Apr 24, 2026

• Alien comet suggests our solar system is the oddball #Astronomy #Space #Science

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  Apr 24, 2026

• How darkness might save migratory birds #Science #Birds #Conservation

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  Apr 24, 2026

• New JWST images reveal cosmic question marks and buckyballs in a planetary nebula #Space #Astronomy #Science

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  Apr 24, 2026