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Word of the week

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Here's how 'parasite' went from a laughing matter to a serious biological threat

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Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19

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Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Rand Paul Senate hearing

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In France and Spain, the battle to contain wildfires faces another heatwave

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Are extreme wildfires the new normal?

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Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan

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A cooler of eggs and a bold plan to save leopard sharks

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Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us

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France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

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Could this nasal spray replace all your vaccines one day?

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Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break

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Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes

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The problem with modern avocados — and the ancient solution

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In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal

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Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

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Does the science of peptides live up to the hype?

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Cyclosporiasis: the science, risks and red flags

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Are Trump and AI driving a nuclear power boom?

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An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall

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A bug commonly sold at pet stores is helping scientists with a vexing task

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Why did designing the World Cup pitches take eight years?

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Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S.

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Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America's largest wildfire

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