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A Trailblazing Geneticist Reflects On Her Life And Work

A Trailblazing Geneticist Reflects On Her Life And Work

Sep 16, 2025

It’s common knowledge that many diseases and conditions have some kind of genetic link. But that wasn't always the case. In 1990, long before the Human Genome Project tied so many health issues to dif...

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What The Label Of ‘Genius’ Tells Us About Our Society

What The Label Of ‘Genius’ Tells Us About Our Society

Sep 15, 2025

What makes someone a genius? Are they the smartest, most creative, most innovative people? Those with the highest IQ? Who we consider a genius may actually tell us much more about what we value as a s...

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The Human Obsession With Aliens Goes Way, Way Back

The Human Obsession With Aliens Goes Way, Way Back

Sep 12, 2025

A video shown on Capitol Hill on September 9 reportedly shows an American hellfire missile attacking and simply bouncing off a UAP (the military term for a UFO). When videos like this come out, specul...

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A Delicious But Invasive Mushroom Could Affect Fungal Diversity

A Delicious But Invasive Mushroom Could Affect Fungal Diversity

Sep 11, 2025

It all started harmlessly enough: People bought kits to grow mushrooms at home. But then, scientists in the upper Midwest noticed something strange. The golden oyster mushroom, which is not native to ...

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A Photographer Captures Nature In Mind-Boggling Detail

A Photographer Captures Nature In Mind-Boggling Detail

Sep 10, 2025

If you’ve flipped through an issue of National Geographic or scrolled through their social media, and caught a stunningly detailed photo of a tiny creature—like one where you can make out the hairs on...

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How Shoddy Science Is Driving A Supplement Boom

How Shoddy Science Is Driving A Supplement Boom

Sep 09, 2025

Dietary supplements are big business, with one recent estimate showing the industry is worth almost $64 billion in the United States alone. Take a casual scroll through your social media and you’ll fi...

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Octopuses Use Suckers To ‘Taste’ Harmful Microbes

Octopuses Use Suckers To ‘Taste’ Harmful Microbes

Sep 08, 2025

Put on your party hat and wet suit because it is Cephalopod Week, Science Friday’s annual celebration of all things, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. To kick things off, we’re bringing you an ode to ...

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After CDC Director Is Ousted, More Senior Officials Resign

After CDC Director Is Ousted, More Senior Officials Resign

Sep 05, 2025

On August 27, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the White House fired CDC director Susan Monarez after only a month on the job. Right after she was ousted, other senior leaders resigned from ...

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Meet 3I/Atlas, An Object From Another Solar System

Meet 3I/Atlas, An Object From Another Solar System

Sep 04, 2025

Earlier this summer, astronomers discovered something strange whizzing past Jupiter: an interstellar object. Scientists named it 3I/ATLAS. It’s only the third interstellar object ever observed, and it...

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How Common Household Products Pollute Our Indoor Air

How Common Household Products Pollute Our Indoor Air

Sep 03, 2025

You have probably given some thought to outdoor air pollution, whether it’s wildfire smoke or smog from traffic. You may even check AQI measurements on your phone. But what about the air inside your h...

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