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Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs Are Common, and Other Infections May Soon Be Resistant, Too

Jaimie Seaton

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A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Partnership Is in Danger of Disappearing

Rachel Nuwer

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Light Pollution Is Dimming Our View of the Sky, and It’s Getting Worse

Phil Plait | Opinion

What Causes Déjà Vu?

Does this all feel a little familiar? Called déjà vu, that sensation may be your brain correcting its own errors

Stephanie Pappas

Public Health

Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs Are Common, and Other Infections May Soon Be Resistant, Too

Jaimie Seaton

Animals

A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Partnership Is in Danger of Disappearing

Rachel Nuwer

Astronomy

Light Pollution Is Dimming Our View of the Sky, and It’s Getting Worse

Phil Plait | Opinion

History

50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2023

Mark Fischetti

Astrophysics

Weird Supernova Remnant Blows Scientists’ Minds

Shannon Hall and Nature magazine

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Mammals That Live Together Live Longer

Jack Tamisiea

Extraterrestrial Life

Extraterrestrial Life

Will an AI Be the First to Discover Alien Life?

Alexandra Witze and Nature magazine

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A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo

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Extraterrestrial Life

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life as We Don’t Know It

Scientists are abandoning conventional thinking to search for extraterrestrial creatures that bear little resemblance to Earthlings

Why Earth’s Inner Core May Be Slowing Down

The planet’s solid inner core might rotate at a different rate than the rest of the planet, and that rate might be changing

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The Health Risks of Gas Stoves Explained

Gas stoves produce emissions that can harm human health and the environment. Experts answer questions about the dangers and how to limit them

Ants Can Sniff Out Cancer

Supersmeller ants quickly learn to recognize tumors’ signatures in mouse urine

Monogamous Prairie Voles Reveal the Neurobiology of Love

Studies of prairie voles are providing surprising new insights into how social bonds form

Steven Phelps, Zoe Donaldson and Dev Manoli

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Sex & Gender

Watch this documentary series about how gender and sex biases skew science

December 6, 2022 — Meghan McDonough

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An Archeological Dig in Michigan Turns Up Some Surprising Artifacts

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