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Amid the rising buzz around Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs, a group of 58 researchers is challenging the way obesity is defined and diagnosed, arguing
Does Fact-Checking Work on Social Media?
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U.S. TikTok Ban Looms as Supreme Court Hears Arguments
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Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize–Winning Work on mRNA Was Long Ignored—And Led to COVID Vaccines
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Biden Awards Three Climate Experts Nation’s Highest Science Honor
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Heliophysics Is Set to Shine in 2025
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Meet Pearl Young, Who ‘Raised Hell’ at NASA’s Predecessor
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For the New Year, the FDA Is Changing What Foods Can Be Called ‘Healthy’
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Wikipedia Searches Reveal Differing Styles of Curiosity
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How Feminism Can Guide Climate Change Action
This year is projected to be the hottest on record. The latest United Nations estimates indicate that, without radical and immediate action, we are headed