Learning to visualize objects might improve thinking in words, a finding that could enhance teaching methods
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Learning to visualize objects might improve thinking in words, a finding that could enhance teaching methods
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“Decolonizing” the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) could boost its chances of success, says science historian Rebecca Charbonneau
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A whole-body perfusion system restored cellular activity in pigs an hour postmortem
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President Biden is part of a minority of people who have experienced Paxlovid rebound, but experts say the drug should still be prescribed for those who need it
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Jumping spiders have REM-like twitches when they sleep, suggesting dreams may be much more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously realized
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The CHIPS and Science Act aims to support domestic semiconductor production, new high-tech jobs and scientific research—even NASA
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A cybersecurity expert explains how we might learn to trust our phones again
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A machine-learning algorithm predicts that more than half of the thousands of species whose conservation status has yet to be assessed are probably in danger of disappearing for good
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Members of the public are helping professional astronomers identify nascent planetary systems
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Learning from past failures in the development of staph vaccines may inform how other vaccines for common bugs should be developed
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The Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade means that prenatal advice to patients can suffer and that counselors can face lawsuits and criminal charges
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Although modest in scope, a NASA research project reflects shifting attitudes toward the formerly taboo subject of UFOs
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Particles of sea salt in the air could stop clouds from charging up for a lightning strike
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A study to counter the lack of evidence for handwriting analysis shows it is effective if an examiner has the right training
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Over two years, a machine-learning program warned thousands of health care providers about patients at high risk of sepsis, allowing them to begin treatments nearly two hours sooner
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A new stick-on ultrasound patch can record the activity of hearts, lungs and other organs for 48 hours at a time
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A smallpox antiviral that’s effective against monkeypox is tied up in red tape, and gay-health advocates are pushing to make it easier to access
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A recent lawsuit claims a chemical called titanium dioxide, used in Skittles candies, harms people. It’s hard to find strong evidence for that, however
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A new disposable battery is made of paper and other sustainable materials and is activated with a few drops of water
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Long considered trivial, the effects of rocket launches and reentering space debris on global warming and ozone loss could soon become too large to ignore
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Protons, muons, neutrinos and other particles are moving beyond the realm of physics to help in a myriad of ways
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Small marine critters ferry around seaweed sex cells, the first recorded example of “pollination” in algae
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Seismology has been a long-overlooked tool in planetary exploration, but the success of NASA’s InSight lander has reignited the field
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Organisms on Earth produce a wide array of durable “biofluorescent” materials. If those on other planets do, too, the Compact Color Biofinder should be able to detect them
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Protein-packed diets add excess nitrogen to the environment through urine, rivaling pollution from agricultural fertilizers
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