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CBS News - Science

Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf, could reach U.S. as hurricane this weekend -- Updated 45m ago

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Vance appears to soften U.S. demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment -- Updated 52m ago

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Extreme heat putting births in jeopardy, U.N. climate chief warns -- Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems such as premature births or underweight babies, the U.N. climate chief is warning.

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Neuroscientists grow human brain tissue in mice -- Neuroscientists at Stanford University successfully grew human brain tissue inside mice in the hopes of further enabling the development of treatments for brain disorders. Stanford Medicine professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences Dr. Sergiu Pasca, who led the study, joins CBS News to break down the findings.

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New species of wild cat discovered for first time in more than a century -- Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher says.

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Humpback whale seen grieving dead calf in rare footage -- The footage shows a female humpback whale staying close to the dead calf as it lies motionless on the seafloor, touching it with its head and fin.

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Remains of ancient warhorse given honorific burial discovered in Egypt -- Archaeologists say they've discovered the remains of a likely ancient Egyptian warhorse given an honorific burial more than 3,000 years ago.

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Anthropic CEO says "exponential" growth of AI is a "warning sign" -- Artificial intelligence technology is developing at an "exponential" rate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News, calling the situation a "warning sign" for the industry that requires serious safeguards.

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First-ever adult T. rex trackway found in North Dakota -- Paleontologists have identified the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex, and the discovery was made in the North Dakota badlands.

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Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, more -- Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.

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Vote on the fattest marmot now -- Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.

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NASA plans to launch new space telescope -- NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.

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Newly obtained footage shows Iran attack on major U.S. post in Kuwait

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Maduro expected to face new charges of torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons

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Christa Pike has pneumonia, unable to move arms after botched execution, lawyers say

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Congress tried to stop surprise medical bills. It created another problem.

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Trump pitches Trump International Golf Course for site of "presidential retreat"

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FBI concerned alleged Chinese agent is serious flight risk, sources say

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What younger women need to know about breast cancer

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