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Brain molecule may make us recall memories as being good or bad
A study in mice may help us understand how different people link positive or negative emotions to past events, in...
A Tool for Fighting Superbugs Has Been Found Deep in the Desert
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People with Long COVID May Still Have Spike Proteins in Their Blood
The now infamous condition long COVID presents as a wide range of symptoms—everything from persistent chest pains to rashes, pins...
Chinese space station: Tiangong-1 prepares for new laboratory module launch
On 24 July, China will launch the second of three modules to its space station, with the rocket taking off...
Nuclear Power Plants Are Struggling to Stay Cool
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What Does It Look Like when an Ecosystem Collapses? Kelp Can Show Us
This story was co-published with the Monterey Herald and supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. It’s 1988. The...
Beware the rise of corporate rituals designed to manipulate employees
Companies are increasingly looking to engender loyalty by tapping into our evolved need to belong. But the emotional costs of...
A New Film Challenges the James Webb Telescope’s Controversial Name
The documentary features at least 10 space experts who endorse a name change. Updating the telescope’s name “would help send...
Discoveries from the Deep – Scientific American
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What lab-grown cerebral organoids are revealing about the brain
Blobs of human brain cells cultivated in the lab, known as brain organoids or “mini-brains”, are transforming our understanding of...
Mystery, Discovery and Surprise in the Oceans
We humans may think of ourselves, or possibly beetles, as typical Earthlings, but to a first approximation, life on Earth...
Dwindling pollinator numbers could make plant communities less diverse
Competition between plants for attention from declining numbers of pollinating insects may end up meaning plants become less diverse Life...
New Evidence Emerges in Mystery of When Mammals Became Warm-Blooded
Mammals run hot. The ability to maintain an elevated, constant body temperature—known scientifically as endothermy and colloquially as warm-bloodedness—is a...
Evolution: A fish that evolved to stand up on land went back to living in water
A fossil from 385 million years ago named Qikiqtania wakei shows that a descendant of early land animals lost its...
Why is Monkeypox Evolving So Fast?
Monkeypox cases continue to rise throughout the world, with more than 13,000 cases reported so far. The virus, which is...
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