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What's at stake in Trump's executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation - Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University

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Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors -- David Toews, Penn State

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Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way -- Amirali Aghazadeh, Georgia Institute of Technology

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AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving -- Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University

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From early cars to generative AI, new technologies create demand for specialized materials -- Peter Müllner, Boise State University

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AI's errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care -- Carlos Gershenson, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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Newly discovered link between traumatic brain injury in children and epigenetic changes could help personalize treatment for recovering kids -- Lacey W. Heinsberg, University of Pittsburgh and Amery Treble-Barna, University of Pittsburgh

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Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs -- Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College

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Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that? -- Monika Piotrowska, University at Albany, State University of New York

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Most normal matter in the universe isn't found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it's distributed -- Chris Impey, University of Arizona

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Google's proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit -- Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan

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When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe -- Alexey A. Petrov, University of South Carolina

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AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets -- Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota; Preeti Nair, University of North Dakota; Sai Susmitha Guddanti, University of North Dakota, and Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair, University of North Dakota

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Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars -- Morgan Underwood, Rice University

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Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier -- Michelle Lynn Kahn, University of Richmond

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Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media – new research -- Tiziano Piccardi, Johns Hopkins University

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Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly -- Emilee Rader, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up -- Deborah Lee, Mississippi State University

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AI is providing emotional support for employees – but is it a valuable tool or privacy threat? -- Nelson Phillips, University of California, Santa Barbara and Fares Ahmad, University of California, Santa Barbara

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People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive – new research -- Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo, University of Southern California

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Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island's deforestation -- Carl Lipo, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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How does Narcan work? Mapping how it reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs -- Saif Khan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs' DNA -- Audrey T. Lin, Smithsonian Institution and Logan Kistler, Smithsonian Institution

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From concrete to community: How synthetic data can make urban digital twins more humane -- Wei Zhai, University of Texas at Arlington

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Fern stems reveal secrets of evolution – how constraints in development can lead to new forms -- Jacob S. Suissa, University of Tennessee

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Electric fields steered nanoparticles through a liquid-filled maze – this new method could improve drug delivery and purification systems -- Daniel K. Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder and Ankur Gupta, University of Colorado Boulder

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Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria -- Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Washington University in St. Louis

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Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs -- Eli Elster, University of California, Davis

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Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges -- Emily Ronay Johnston, University of California, Merced

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Star-shaped cells make a molecule that can 'rewire' the brains of mice with Down syndrome – understanding how could lead to new treatments -- Ashley Brandebura, University of Virginia

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What both sides of America's polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself -- Carl Weems, Iowa State University

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Why can't I wiggle my toes one at a time, like my fingers? -- Steven Lautzenheiser, University of Tennessee

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Why do people get headaches and migraines? A child neurologist explains the science of head pain and how to treat it -- Katherine Cobb-Pitstick, University of Pittsburgh

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How will the universe end? -- Stephen DiKerby, Michigan State University

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If evolution is real, then why isn't it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving -- Michael A. Little, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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