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Mars rovers serve as scientists' eyes and ears from millions of miles away – here are the tools Perseverance used to spot a potential sign of ancient life - Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College

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Your immune system attacks drugs like it does viruses – paradoxically offering a way to improve cancer treatment -- Tom Anchordoquy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Identifying as a 'STEM person' makes you more likely to pursue a STEM job – and caregivers may unknowingly shape kids' self-identity -- Remy Dou, University of Miami

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How to avoid seeing disturbing content on social media and protect your peace of mind -- Annie Margaret, University of Colorado Boulder

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Molecular 'fossils' offer microscopic clues to the origins of life – but they take care to interpret -- Caroline Lynn Kamerlin, Georgia Institute of Technology and Liam Longo, Institute of Science Tokyo

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Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source -- Amy J. Williams, University of Florida

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'Publish or perish' evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse -- Thomas Morgan, Arizona State University

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The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why -- Stephen DiKerby, Michigan State University

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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived -- Jayde N. Hirniak, Arizona State University

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Parasitic worms bury themselves in the brains of moose and elk – a new test can help diagnose these animals to prevent disease spread -- Richard Gerhold, University of Tennessee and Jessie Richards, University of Tennessee

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The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos -- Chad Hanna, Penn State

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50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions' findings are still discussed today -- Joel S. Levine, William & Mary

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Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs -- Juliette Becker, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought -- Luke Keller, Ithaca College

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NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky -- Clive Neal, University of Notre Dame

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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say -- Michelle L.D. Hanlon, University of Mississippi

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Helping teens navigate online racism − study shows which parenting strategy works best -- Alvin Thomas, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Yeqing Li, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content -- Adam Nemeroff, Quinnipiac University

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AI's ballooning energy consumption puts spotlight on data center efficiency -- Divya Mahajan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation's data -- Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University

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AI has a hidden water cost − here's how to calculate yours -- Leo S. Lo, University of Virginia

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What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface -- Michael Hales, Kennesaw State University

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Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades – new study -- Malgorzata Szymanska, University of Cambridge and Hunter Schone, University of Pittsburgh

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Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people − and little is known about their potential harms, new study finds -- Amiran Baduashvili, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Lisa Bero, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive 'rogue waves' form – here's what we found -- Francesco Fedele, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Moose have lived in Colorado for centuries – unpacking the evidence from history, archaeology and oral traditions -- William Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder; John Wendt, Oklahoma State University, and Joshua Miller, University of Cincinnati

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Iron nanoparticles can help treat contaminated water – our team of scientists created them out of expired supplements -- Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus, Georgia Institute of Technology and Joe Frank Bozeman III, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Quantum scheme protects videos from prying eyes and tampering -- Yashas Hariprasad, California State University, East Bay and S. S. Iyengar, Florida International University

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To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists are exploring new technologies -- Olamilekan Joseph Ibukun, Washington University in St. Louis

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Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior -- Keri K. Stephens, The University of Texas at Austin and Hamilton Bean, University of Colorado Denver

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Expansion of marriage rights to same-sex couples also expanded access to the psychological benefits that come with tying the knot -- Alana L. Riso, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Matthew D. Johnson, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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Your brain learns from rejection − here's how it becomes your compass for connection -- Begüm Babür, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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Stop the 'good' vs 'bad' snap judgments and watch your world become more interesting -- Lorraine Besser, Middlebury

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How is paint made? -- Dawn Rogala, Smithsonian Institution and Gwénaëlle Kavich, Smithsonian Institution

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How does your body make poop? -- Brian Robert Boulay, University of Illinois Chicago

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