SCIENCE

JWST Spots Possible Alien Planet at Alpha Centauri

Astronomers have found nearly 6,000 exoplanets orbiting other stars. But for every confirmed detection, there are countless mere hints, inconclusive…

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How to Watch the Fall Bird Migration Happening Now

The Great Fall Bird Migration Has Already Begun—Here’s How to See ItBirds are starting to make their way south for…

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Wildfire Smoke from Canada Reduces Air Quality in U.S. Midwest

Wildfire Smoke from Canada Blankets the U.S. Midwest in Haze of Bad Air QualityWinds from the northwest are blowing cool,…

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Hurricane Forecasters Keep Access to Threatened Defense Department Satellite Data

Hurricane Forecasters Keep Crucial Satellite Data Online after Threatened CutsMicrowave satellite data that are key to capturing changes in a…

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Organ Proteins Reveal How Aging Accelerates at 50 Years Old

Organs Age in Waves Accelerating at 50 Years OldAging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs,…

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Physicists Blast Gold to Astonishing Temperatures, Overturning 40 Years of Physics

Superheated Gold Defies ‘Entropy Catastrophe’ Limit, Overturning 40-Year-Old PhysicsPhysicists superheated gold to 14 times its melting point, disproving a long-standing…

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Tests that AIs Often Fail and Humans Ace Could Pave the Way for Artificial General Intelligence

There are many ways to test the intelligence of an artificial intelligence—conversational fluidity, reading comprehension or mind-bendingly difficult physics. But…

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What Is Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Trump’s Blood Vessel Condition?

What Is the Blood Vessel Disease Trump Is Diagnosed With?After photographs showed President Donald Trump with swollen ankles and bruised…

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Texas Failed to Spend Federal Aid for Flood Disaster Protection

CLIMATEWIRE | In the past decade, as extreme weather killed nearly 700 people in Texas, the state relinquished $225 million…

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Elon Musk’s New Grok 4 Takes on ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ as the AI Race Heats Up

New Grok 4 Takes on ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ as the AI Race Heats UpElon Musk has launched xAI’s Grok 4—calling…

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