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Space is becoming more commercialized. Can regulations keep up?

Space is becoming more commercialized. Can regulations keep up?

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Does AI want to nuke us? We don’t know — and that could be more dangerous

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Pausing menopause? Scientists using frozen ovary technique may delay menopause indefinitely

Pausing menopause? Scientists using frozen ovary technique may delay menopause indefinitely

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Inner ear of extinct ape species is overlooked aspect of human bipedal evolution, study finds

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New research pinpoints Antarctica

New research pinpoints Antarctica

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Biden has paused some liquefied gas exports. Is this really a win for climate reform?

Biden has paused some liquefied gas exports. Is this really a win for climate reform?

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Do we simply not care about old people?

Do we simply not care about old people?

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FCC bans robocalls using deepfake voice clones

FCC bans robocalls using deepfake voice clones

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New Moon research yields tantalizing clues about its geological history

New Moon research yields tantalizing clues about its geological history

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Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive

Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive

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African elephants are being crushed by climate change, causing ripple effects through their herds

African elephants are being crushed by climate change, causing ripple effects through their herds

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Climate change can make some people feel hopeless. Here

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Infectious desire: How the pandemic is still negatively impacting our sex lives

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What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them

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Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive

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Major COVID vaccine study finds heart risks are rare — and the real threat is being unvaccinated

Major COVID vaccine study finds heart risks are rare — and the real threat is being unvaccinated

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Anti-privacy giants want you to surrender hope. Don

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Biden has paused some liquefied gas exports. Is this really a win for climate reform?

Biden has paused some liquefied gas exports. Is this really a win for climate reform?

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An astronomer鈥檚 lament: Satellite megaconstellations are ruining space exploration

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A rise in Texas teen pregnancies could foreshadow national trends, experts warn

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What the NFL and Elon Musk

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Native American communities have the highest suicide rates, yet interventions are scarce

Native American communities have the highest suicide rates, yet interventions are scarce

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African elephants are being crushed by climate change, causing ripple effects through their herds

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Not clowning around: Clown fish can count each other

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