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Atomic Dreams explores nuclear energy's future in the U.S. through the history of Diablo Canyon, California's last ...

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Optogenetics, recognized by the 2026 medicine Nobel, makes cells respond to light, including eye cells that normally relay ...

Bigger bodies and wider beaks help birds like the bare-throated bellbird belt out calls louder than a jackhammer, but why ...

Microblazars — a miniature version of blazars — may be responsible for mysterious ultra-high-energy particles.

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Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch ...

The genus Takakia has the largest number of fast-evolving genes of any moss, a study finds. But it’s losing ground in the ...

Uneven supernova explosions may explain the unusual mix of elements in Milky Way stars once thought to be evidence of ...

Scientists testing potential treatments for sleep apnea made an unexpected discovery. How quickly people react may depend on ...