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How Measuring Time Shaped History

Clara Moskowitz

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Russian Cyberattacks against the U.S. Could Focus on Disinformation

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Whistleblowers Make Spaceflight Safer, Says Witness to Apollo Tragedy

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An atmospheric scientist explains

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How Measuring Time Shaped History

Clara Moskowitz

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Russian Cyberattacks against the U.S. Could Focus on Disinformation

Justin Pelletier and The Conversation US | Opinion

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Whistleblowers Make Spaceflight Safer, Says Witness to Apollo Tragedy

Matthew Beddingfield | Opinion

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How a Record-Breaking Heat Wave Fueled Climate Anxiety

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Lego Robot with an Organic ‘Brain’ Learns to Navigate a Maze

Saugat Bolakhe

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Gold Mining Is Poisoning Amazon Forests with Mercury

Jacqueline Gerson | Opinion

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Gas Stoves Leak More Methane Than Previously Thought

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Why the Tonga Eruption Was So Violent and What to Expect Next

Research into earlier eruptions suggests this is the type of massive explosion the volcano sees about every 1,000 years

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In a First, an ‘Atomic Fountain’ Has Measured the Curvature of Spacetime

The atom interferometry technique uses the effects of time dilation to reveal subtle changes in gravity’s strength

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Why Omicron Is Putting More Kids in the Hospital

The huge jump in cases means more hospitalizations. And children’s small airways can be more easily blocked by infections

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Billionaires Bankroll Cell Rejuvenation Tech as the Latest Gambit to Slow Aging

Start-ups bet that carefully controlled cell reprogramming may lead to age reversal, but hurdles remain

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