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How Search Engines Boost Misinformation

Data voids in search results can lead down rabbit holes that bolster belief in f...

Scientist Discover How to Convert CO2 into Powder That ...

A team of scientists has figured out how to convert planet-warming carbon dioxid...

New At-Home STI Test Could Help Stop the Spread of Infe...

Experts hope a recent FDA approval for the first commercial at-home test for sex...

As the Climate Crisis Deepens, High-Polluting Nations M...

The wealthy countries that are most responsible for greenhouse gas pollution mus...

New Class of Antibiotics Discovered Using AI

A deep-learning algorithm helped identify new compounds that are effective again...

How Winter Affects Our Mood and Behavior

From experiencing seasonal depression to feeling friskier, here are some ways wi...

The Genetics of Why You Look Like Your Great Aunt Mildred

Untangling the genetics that underlie facial features

Asexuality Is Finally Breaking Free from Medical Stigma

New research on asexuality shows why it’s so important for doctors and therapist...

What Better Gift for the Holidays Than a Monstrous Myst...

We’re looking back at 2023 for our favorite podcast shows and one about the larg...

Black Children Who Speak African American English Are R...

Segregation has given rise to a distinct African American English. Speech profes...

Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Trying to Make the Scien...

Today’s Silicon Valley billionaires grew up reading classic American science fic...

Morel Mushrooms Can Be Deadly, Food Poisoning Cases Show

A deadly food poisoning outbreak highlights how little we know about morel mushr...

See the Best Science Graphics of 2023

Some of our favorite stories this year are best told visually

I Worked in Antarctica for Three Years. My Sexual Haras...

Hundreds of support staff keep Antarctic research stations running. For decades,...

Internet Cables Offer an Unusual View of Thawing Permaf...

Fiber-optic cables buried in the seafloor off Alaska are helping scientists stud...

The Real Story Behind 'White Lung Pneumonia'

Separate outbreaks of pneumonia in children have cropped up in the U.S., China a...

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