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One hundred species on the brink just found a new path home.
100 critically endangered and extinct species are getting a lifeline. A new $200M Phoenix Species Project, launched by Re:wild and Bezos Earth Fund, will fund recovery efforts globally.
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Tanzid Hasan just scored Bangladesh's first Test century in Australia.
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Look at the sun's surface: We just found giant plasma whirlpools.
For over a century, solar telescopes couldn't truly see the sun's surface. Despite knowing about plasma and sunspots, fine magnetic details remained a blur—until now.
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A B.C. fisher helps a young otter breathe again.
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Our ancestors' growing brains found fuel in a surprising sweet treat.
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Watch Brooke Shields teach online bullies a lesson in grace.
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New study eases parents' minds on circumcision and autism.
New research debunks a decade-old myth: early circumcision does not increase autism risk. A study of nearly 3,000 boys found no link, countering prior observational findings.
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Cow dung could soon cook school meals across South Africa.
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Indian scientists reveal new clues to the Sun's burning mysteries.
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California tackles floods with digital rivers.
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Virtual Nevada City welcomes all.
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New Jersey just rewrote the rules for kids and social media.
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AI helps recover lost Jewish art.
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Watch China's newest reactor begin fueling a brighter energy future.
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Tiny particles now pinpoint and target brain cancer.
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Sheep's wool quietly helps regrow bone, offering a new path for healing.
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Ocean iron fertilization works best up north, study finds.
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That tiny fossil from the Ice Age finally gets its moment.
A tiny fossil, overlooked for decades at La Brea Tar Pits, is actually a new species previously unknown to science.
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Forget beige food: England's schools are cooking up a new lunch menu kids actually love.
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Where floodwaters cut off villages, one creator's earnings deliver hope.
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This robot hand reaches where human hands can't, simplifying tricky tasks.
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