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How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn't fit all in weight loss - Kim Pfotenhauer, Michigan State University

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Today's bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood's fear of videotaping -- Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, Miami University

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SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact -- Scott Solomon, Rice University

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Solar activity follows an 11-year cycle – here's how it controls eruptions and solar flares -- Yeimy J. Rivera, Smithsonian Institution

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How you map numbers in your mind isn't universal, even among people who read the same language -- Olga Lazareva, Drake University and Reggie Gazes, Bucknell University

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Self-censorship, more stress, tougher recruiting – we asked US researchers how the Trump administration's science policies have affected them -- Eric Welch, Arizona State University and Timothy P. Johnson, University of Illinois Chicago

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How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush in Sudan -- Geoff Emberling, University of Michigan

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Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra-steady rulers – detecting faint motion, magnetism and gravity for navigation, medicine and science -- Alex Krasnok, Florida International University

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AI interviewers can't connect with people the way human researchers can – they can produce only data, not meaning -- Kelley Cotter, Penn State; Ankolika De, Penn State, and Priya C. Kumar, Penn State

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What are those orange balls on some power lines? -- Rui Bo, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Dark patterns on the web are designed to manipulate you – why aren't they all illegal? -- Gregory M. Dickinson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Institute for Humane Studies

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Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask -- Marco A. Janssen, Arizona State University; Afreen Siddiqi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Parvathy Prem, Johns Hopkins University

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Astrophysicists use 'space archaeology' to trace the history of a spiral galaxy -- Lisa Kewley, Smithsonian Institution

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Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant -- Matthew Ray, University of Wisconsin-Stout and Reese Hufnagel, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Seeing an eclipse from Earth is awe-inspiring – for astronauts seeing one from space, the scene was even more grand -- Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University

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Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years -- Olivia Harper Wilkins, Dickinson College

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You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows -- Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Button-pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing -- Ji Y. Son, California State University, Los Angeles and Alice Xu, University of California, Los Angeles

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How AI can lead to false arrests and wrongful convictions -- Maria Lungu, University of Virginia and Steven L. Johnson, University of Virginia

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Conspiracy theorists are building AI interfaces to the Epstein files – and presenting their views as data analysis -- Matthew N. Hannah, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Online hate groups sustain their messages by repeating powerful stories or routinely adding new allegations -- Yu-Ru Lin, University of Pittsburgh

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Teens aren't as disengaged as you may think: What adults get wrong about adolescents' civic contributions -- Kimia Shirzad, Penn State and Jen Agans, Penn State

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Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope slides can uncover billions of fossils for natural history -- Ingrid C. Romero, Smithsonian Institution and Scott L. Wing, Smithsonian Institution

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Biological age tests reveal what slows or hastens aging – but they're useful only for researchers, not consumers -- Idan Shalev, Penn State and Abner Apsley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain -- Gary Skuse, Rochester Institute of Technology and Sherry Dadgar, George Washington University

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Umbilical cord blood may hold clues for a child's risk of developing Type 1 diabetes -- Angelica P. Ahrens, University of Florida; Eric W. Triplett, University of Florida, and Johnny Ludvigsson, Linköping University

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Placebo effect can work as well as real medicine – but your body may need permission to use it -- Phil Starks, Tufts University

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It's a myth that baby boys are less social than girls – a new look at decades of research shows all babies are born to connect -- Lise Eliot, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

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Using atomic nuclei could allow scientists to read time more precisely than ever – what this research could mean for future clocks -- Eric R. Hudson, University of California, Los Angeles and Andrei Derevianko, University of Nevada, Reno

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Most people don't know what they don't know, but think they do – correcting your metaknowledge can make you a better teacher and learner -- Tommy Blanchard, Tufts University

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You can change your emotions – but it's a 2-step process that takes some effort -- Christian Waugh, Wake Forest University

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How does your brain decide between the road not taken or the same old route? Resolving conflicting memories is key to navigation -- Paulina Maxim, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Photographic memory is a myth – here's what research really says about remembering -- Gabrielle Principe, College of Charleston

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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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Why are buttons and zippers on different sides of men's and women's clothes? -- JuYoung Lee, Mississippi State University and Caroline Kobia, Mississippi State University

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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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