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Imagine catalysts working in entirely new ways.
Catalytic systems just got a plot twist. A new study reveals oxygen isn't surface-bound; it dives deep, moving through the material's bulk. This changes everything.
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From dark waters to clear trails: Seals now hunt by touch.
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Two distinct laser pulse behaviors, once thought separate, are now revealed as fundamentally connected by a groundbreaking new model.
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Imagine materials that shift from solid to liquid on command.
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See Earth from 250,000 miles away, thanks to Artemis II.
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A few minutes of play strengthens the bond with your dog.
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Celebrate two MIT alumnae becoming Gates Cambridge Scholars.
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Ford's new Mustang reclaims Nürburgring bragging rights from its rival.
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Could a cannabis compound finally offer pain relief without the high?
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After 14 years, NEON closes its chapter, leaving contemporary art at the Acropolis.
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Gravity's memory shapes astronaut moves.
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Today's Hope-Up: The World Just Got a Little Clearer (and a Lot More Sustainable)
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Student-built detectors could brighten the hunt for dark matter.
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Eagle parents Jackie and Shadow: 3 feet tall, 6 inches wider, and a stern gaze.
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See how Africa's deep superplume quietly reshapes the continent.
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A 65-foot sauropod in Argentina just rewrites the dinosaur family tree.
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The six-toed secret to America's rarest dog breed.
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South Africa's Great Seaforest, a rare expanding kelp forest, secures new protection.
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The "bike bus" movement could reshape school commutes for a generation.
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Your home cools with metal wires, not harmful gases.
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Is the UK finally saying goodbye to smoking?
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Welcome a world where clean energy meets all new demand.
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A cold Delhi evening in 2011. The audience gasped as Rewben Mashangva and his son Saka, dressed in traditional Tangkhul Naga jackets and haokuirut hairstyles, took the stage.
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