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White House plan for a 'golden age' of science ignores the structures that made the US a scientific superpower - H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University

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First mRNA flu shot approved by FDA bodes well for improving drugs of the future – though a few hurdles remain before mRNA can move beyond vaccines -- Li Li, UMass Chan Medical School

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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain -- Hatim Sharif, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable -- William Akoto, American University School of International Service

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SpaceX aims to use rockets to quickly transport cargo across the Earth and into orbit – moves that would expand the global cargo system -- Euihyeon Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology and Koki Ho, Georgia Institute of Technology

2 days ago

How to do your own online health research like a scientist – a biostatistician's step-by-step guide -- Lucy McGowan, Wake Forest University

2 days ago

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study -- Hasan Ayaz, Drexel University; Ewart J. de Visser, United States Air Force Academy; Frank Krueger, George Mason University, and Yigit Topoglu, United States Air Force Academy

2 days ago

Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care -- Aliasger K. Salem, University of Iowa

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Spaceflight could change how astronauts swallow, eat and drink in subtle ways -- Sundeep Venkatesan, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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7 days ago

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Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important -- Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida

16 days ago

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24 days ago

What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know – and what astronomers are still learning – about these mysterious objects -- Mary Ogborn, Penn State

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NASA announces its Artemis III crew, which will test important equipment and systems in Earth orbit and is testing public opinion -- Margaret Landis, Arizona State University

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What video review controversies in sports reveal about AI and human decision-making -- Pooya Tabesh, California State University, Los Angeles

8 days ago

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AI in healthcare is an evolving landscape of new technologies, productivity benefits and legal uncertainties -- Jodyn Platt, University of Michigan and David Kao, University of Colorado Anschutz

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30 days ago

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Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity -- Jenny Whilde, University of Florida

30 days ago

A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech -- Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University

24 days ago

Kids learn to bully from adults' threats, manipulation and criticism – a child psychologist explains how parents can model better tactics -- Angela J. Narayan, University of Denver

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Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers – and that's bad news for patience -- Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University

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Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules? -- Robin Macaluso, University of Texas at Arlington

4 days ago

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18 days ago

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