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The First Person to Receive an Eye and Face Transplant Is Recovering Well A man who received a partial face and eye transplant after a serious accident does not have any vision in the transplanted eye, but the eye itself is still alive

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What It’s like to Receive an Eye and Face Transplant

A man who received a partial face and eye transplant after a serious accident does not have any vision in the transplanted eye, but the eye itself ...

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A New Quantum Cheshire Cat Thought Experiment Is Out of the Box The spin of a particle seems to detach and move without a body—a strange experimental observation that’s stirring up debate

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A New Quantum Cheshire Cat Thought Experiment Is Out of the Box

The spin of a particle seems to detach and move without a body—a strange experimental observation that’s stirring up debate

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Invasive Jellyfish Clones Overrunning British Columbian Lakes; Measles Cases Increasing in Oregon This week’s news roundup: Jellyfish clones are multiplying in British Columbia’s lakes, measles cases are on the rise in Oregon, and a new study finds cell phones aren’t linked to brain cancer.

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British Columbian Lakes Hit by Jellyfish Clones, and Measles Cases Climb in Oregon

This week’s news roundup: Jellyfish clones are multiplying in British Columbia’s lakes, measles cases are on the rise in Oregon, and a new stud...

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U.S. Deaths from Heat Are Dangerously Undercounted By vastly understating the number of heat-related deaths, medical officials make it harder to improve heat safety and save lives

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U.S. Deaths from Heat Are Dangerously Undercounted

By vastly understating the number of heat-related deaths, medical officials make it harder to improve heat safety and save lives

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Boeing’s Starliner Crew Mission Returns to Earth, but Its Astronauts Are Still in Space Starliner’s first crewed test flight has concluded with a successful touchdown—and two astronauts still in orbit awaiting a different ride home

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Boeing’s Starliner Crew Mission Is Back on Earth, but Its Astronauts Are Still in Space

Starliner’s first crewed test flight has concluded with a successful touchdown—and two astronauts still in orbit awaiting a different ride home

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Lunar Swirls Arise from Ancient Underground Force Fields on the Moon Wispy whorls on the moon’s surface are as lovely as they are strange. Scientists are starting to unravel their origins

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Shields Up! Lunar Swirls Arise from Ancient Underground Force Fields on the Moon

Wispy whorls on the moon’s surface are as lovely as they are strange. Scientists are starting to unravel their origins

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How to Balance Caregiving for Loved Ones with Personal Well-Being Caring for aging loved ones brings its own set of emotional and physical hurdles. Experts offer guidance on finding support.

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Balancing Caregiving and Your Own Mental Well-Being

Caring for aging loved ones brings its own set of emotional and physical hurdles. Experts offer guidance on finding support.

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Learn How Astronauts Take Photos from NASA In-Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick speaks with Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman about how he captures jaw-dropping images from space

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Taking Photos from Space with NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick speaks with Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman about how he captures jaw-dropping images from space

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Brutal Southwest Heat Wave Will Extend Streak of 100 Days of 100 Degrees F Summer has been brutally hot in the Southwest, toppling records set just last year, and the heat isn’t over yet

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Summer has been brutally hot in the Southwest, toppling records set just last year, and the heat isn’t over yet

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How Testosterone Changes the Immune System in Trans Men A small study of transgender men taking testosterone revealed changes in immune pathways involved in responding to viruses and inflammation

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Taking Testosterone Changes the Immune System in Fascinating Ways

A small study of transgender men taking testosterone revealed changes in immune pathways involved in responding to viruses and inflammation

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Why Do Cats Hate Water? Not all cats are hydrophobic

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Do Cats Really Hate Water?

Not all cats are hydrophobic

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Cutbacks to U.S. Antarctic Science Risk Geopolitical Shifts at the South Pole Reductions to American research at the South Pole could affect the politics of the southernmost continent

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Cutbacks to U.S. Antarctic Science Risk Geopolitical Shifts at the South Pole

Reductions to American research at the South Pole could affect the politics of the southernmost continent

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Different, Together One person’s reality is purely theirs and often unique

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Different, Together

One person’s reality is purely theirs and often unique

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Different, Together One person’s reality is purely theirs and often unique

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Different, Together

One person’s reality is purely theirs and often unique

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The Earliest Known Animal Sex Chromosome is 480 Million Years Old The octopus sex chromosome appears to have been maintained over hundreds of millions of years, making it the most ancient of such chromosomes in animals

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The Earliest Known Animal Sex Chromosome is 480 Million Years Old

The octopus sex chromosome appears to have been maintained over hundreds of millions of years, making it the most ancient of such chromosomes in an...

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Earthquakes May Forge Large Gold Nuggets Scientists propose that large chunks of gold could form from earthquakes’ pressure

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Earthquakes May Forge Large Gold Nuggets

Scientists propose that large chunks of gold could form from earthquakes’ pressure

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Scientists Make ‘Cyborg Worms’ with a Brain Guided by AI AI and tiny worms team up to get to treats

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Scientists Make ‘Cyborg Worms’ with a Brain Guided by AI

AI and tiny worms team up to get to treats

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Buy Experiences instead of Possessions to Build Social Connection Shared experiences, more than material things, bring people together

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Buy Experiences instead of Possessions to Build Social Connection

Shared experiences, more than material things, bring people together

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How Families Are Navigating the Struggles and Joys of Caregiving Personal stories and research reveal the challenges of family caregiving.

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Navigating the Struggles and Joys of Caring for Aging Loved Ones

Personal stories and research reveal the challenges of family caregiving.

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How Deadly is Mpox, What Vaccines are Effective, And Other Questions Answered Infectious disease specialists explain whether vaccines will curb the mpox outbreak that was recently declared a global health emergency

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How Deadly Is Mpox, What Vaccines are Effective, and Other Questions Answered

Infectious disease specialists explain whether vaccines will curb the mpox outbreak that was recently declared a global health emergency