Scientific American
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NASA’s InSight Lander Reveals Mars’s Lumpy Mantle in New Seismic Study
A common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains tangled in policy in the U.S.
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Survey Results Show People Prefer More Human Involvement in AI-driven Art
We surveyed people in the U.S. about artificial-intelligence-generated art. Their answers told us a lot about how we value human creativity
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Ant Queens Birth Hybrid Offspring Using Another Species' Sperm
Ant queens of one species are sexual parasites that clone ants of another species to create hybrid workers that do their bidding
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Scientists Sequence Bacterial DNA from Germs in Mammoth Teeth
Genetic-sequencing techniques have identified microorganisms that lived in the mouths of ancient mammoths
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Baby Pterosaur Fossils Show They Died in a Violent Storm
About 150 million years ago storm winds snapped bones in the wings of baby pterosaurs, sending them tumbling to their deaths in a muddy lagoon in what is now Germany
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Extreme Heat in U.S. Schools Disproportionately Affects Marginalized Students
The first national study of its kind shows that children from marginalized communities are more exposed to extreme heat events
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This Gloriously Weird Fish Has Teeth on Its Forehead for Sex
Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfish’s bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating
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Newfound 'Reality Signal' Helps the Brain Tell Imagination from Real Life
Seeing and imagining use similar brain machinery. New research reveals the brain circuit that identifies what is real, which may help scientists understand conditions such as schizophrenia
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Gene Therapy Marks a Turning Point for Rare Skin Diseases
Fresh treatments for rare skin diseases shift the focus from symptom management to repair and help children with such conditions live active lives
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Acne Vaccines Could Offer Robust Defense
Researchers are hoping to trick the immune system into fighting back against the bane of adolescents everywhere