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Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East - Ben Marwick, University of Washington

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Why do dogs love to play with trash? -- Nancy Dreschel, Penn State

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Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs -- Deborah Fuller, University of Washington and Patrick Mitchell, University of Washington

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Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app -- Frederick Scholl, Quinnipiac University

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Wild marmots' social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action -- Conner Philson, University of California, Santa Barbara and Daniel T. Blumstein, University of California, Los Angeles

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Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course -- Aditi Verma, University of Michigan and Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

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3D printing will help space pioneers make homes, tools and other stuff they need to colonize the Moon and Mars -- Sven Bilén, Penn State

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Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction -- John Lalor, University of Notre Dame

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Social media design is key to protecting kids online -- Abdulmalik Alluhidan, Vanderbilt University

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The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls -- Aram Sinnreich, American University School of Communication and Robert W. Gehl, York University, Canada

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Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in a crowd -- Jiaxin Zhong, Penn State and Yun Jing, Penn State

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Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat -- Kevin A. Schug, University of Texas at Arlington and Alexander Kaplitz, University of Texas at Arlington

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Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered memories of trauma -- Gabrielle Principe, College of Charleston

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The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy -- Julia Standefer, Iowa State University and L. Alison Phillips, Iowa State University

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How many types of insects are there in the world? -- Nicholas Green, Kennesaw State University

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Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? A physicist explains -- Rae Robertson-Anderson, University of San Diego

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How are clouds' shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather -- Ross Lazear, University at Albany, State University of New York

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Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient -- Jacqueline Hernandez, Florida International University and Cristina Palacios, Florida International University

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AI chatbots refuse to produce 'controversial' output − why that's a free speech problem -- Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, Vanderbilt University and Jacob Mchangama, Vanderbilt University

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Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity -- Siwei Lyu, University at Buffalo and Yan Ju, University at Buffalo

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