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InSight Lander Makes Best-Yet Maps of Martian Depths

Jonathan O'Callaghan

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What to Expect from the Next Major Global Climate Report

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Weed Shouldn’t Be Banned for Elite Athletes, Some Experts Say

Diana Kwon

How the Delta Variant Spreads So Quickly

Viral load is roughly 1,000 times higher in people infected with the Delta variant than those infected with the original coronavirus strain, according to a study in China

Sara Reardon and Nature magazine

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InSight Lander Makes Best-Yet Maps of Martian Depths

Jonathan O'Callaghan

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What to Expect from the Next Major Global Climate Report

Sara Schonhardt and E&E News

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Weed Shouldn’t Be Banned for Elite Athletes, Some Experts Say

Diana Kwon

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Heat Wave Death Toll Will Rise With Thorough Count

Thomas Frank and E&E News

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‘Advanced’ Nuclear Reactors? Don’t Hold Your Breath

Elliott Negin | Opinion

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Soft Robot Hand Is First to Be Fully 3-D-Printed in a Single Step

Sophie Bushwick

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Wildfire Smoke Drives People Indoors, Raising COVID Risk

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A new, more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly spreading in the country and poses a threat to unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people

Star Trek’s Warp Drive Leads to New Physics

Researchers are taking a closer look at this science-fiction staple—and bringing the idea a little closer to reality

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Massive Machines Are Bringing Giant Exoplanets Down to Earth

Scientists are using football-field-sized lasers, warehouse-sized electromagnets and other immense facilities to reveal the deep secrets of planetary interiors

AI Designs Quantum Physics Experiments beyond What Any Human Has Conceived

Originally built to speed up calculations, a machine-learning system is now making shocking progress at the frontiers of experimental quantum physics

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The Neuroscience of Taking Turns in a Conversation

Research in birds suggests that when one partner speaks, the other partner’s brain is inhibited from talking over them

Melissa J. Coleman and Eric Fortune | Opinion

Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Killed More Than One Billion Sea Creatures

The massive loss could destabilize local marine ecosystems

Valerie Yurk and E&E News

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This Pride Month, discover the science supporting equality and antidiscrimination

June 1, 2021

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