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Neuroscience
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What Prevents Pluto's Ocean from Freezing?
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What Happened to All of the Universe's Antimatter?
Differences between matter and antimatter could help explain why the cosmos mostly lacks the latter today, researchers say
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
Anthropocene Now: Influential Panel Votes to Recognize Earth's New Epoch
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Neuroscience
Creative Types Reserve a Special Corner of the Brain for Dreaming Big
Space
Space
What Prevents Pluto's Ocean from Freezing?
Biology
Biology
What Are the Biological Consequences of Homelessness?
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Space
Where (Some of) Earth's Gold Came From
Evolution
Evolution
Bird Beak Shapes Depend on More Than Diet
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Policy & Ethics
Science on the Hill: Solving the Plastic Waste Problem
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Energy
Effort to Trade Gas for Hydropower in Northeast Meets Resistance
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Plastic pollution, including tiny bits known as microplastic, permeate the environment, posing a threat to human and planetary health
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Inside the Ant Lab: Mutants and Social Genes
Social insects such as ants and bees often have complex societies, but understanding the genetics behind their social interactions can be difficult due to their complex lifecycles. This lab in New York hopes to investigate the genetics of ant social behavior by focusing on an unusual species: the clonal raider ant...
