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Science
What we know, what we are learning, and what the labs are not telling you.
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Scribes CRISPR pill aims to replace daily statins
Scribes CRISPR pill aims to replace daily statins For decades, the logic of treating high cholesterol has been simple: a chronic condition needs chronic medication. The standard approach involves measuring LDL levels,...
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302Science
Brain rewires itself to bypass multitasking bottleneck
Brain rewires itself to bypass multitasking bottleneck A New Window Into the Brain's Learning Architecture For decades, scientists have studied how the brain learns by observing snapshots measuring activity before...
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303Science
Space Force triples rocket contract to 17 billion
Space Force triples rocket contract to 17 billion From $5.6 Billion to $17 Billion in One Leap The Pentagon just made a surprising move. It tripled the maximum value of its main rocket launch contract from $5.6 billion...
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304Science
Space Force triples rocket launch contract ceiling to 17 billion
Space Force triples rocket launch contract ceiling to 17 billion A Single Ceiling That Now Shapes Everything The U.S. Space Force announced in July 2026 that it tripled the maximum value of a major launch contract under...
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305Science
Measuring the lasting happiness boost from holidays
Measuring the lasting happiness boost from holidays Measuring What Was Once Only Felt For decades, researchers studied the psychological benefits of relaxation and leisure activities in general reading, for example, was...
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306Science
How NASA Langley Created the Mars Landing Blueprint
How NASA Langley Created the Mars Landing Blueprint Slowing Down from 10,000 Miles per Hour In 1968, NASA faced a problem that seemed to defy the laws of physics. A spacecraft heading to Mars would hit the thin Martian...
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307Science
Paraparticles may upend standard model of physics
Paraparticles may upend standard model of physics The simplest explanation is often the wrong one. Physics has long divided the universe into two kinds of particles: fermions, which make up matter, and bosons, which...
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308Science
Research grants are hidden bets on the future
Research grants are hidden bets on the future A scientist choosing a research direction resembles a poker player pushing chips to the center of the table. Both act on assumptions about an uncertain future. The poker...
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309Science
Moon holds Helium-3 key to US security
Moon holds Helium 3 key to US security A vital element that Earth cannot produce The moon contains a resource that does not exist in significant quantities on Earth: Helium 3, also written as He 3. This isotope is an...
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310Science
Complex sugar found in Milky Way molecular cloud
Complex sugar found in Milky Way molecular cloud A Sugar Molecule Beyond Our Solar System For decades, astronomers have puzzled over how life's essential building blocks arrived on Earth. The question of how complex...
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311Science
Epstein-Barr virus triggers multiple sclerosis immune attack
Epstein Barr Virus Triggers Multiple Sclerosis Immune Attack The Old Model Could Not Explain the Trigger For years, the story of multiple sclerosis had a gap at its center. Doctors knew that the immune system attacked...
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312Science
Ketogenic diet linked to small intestine cancer risk
Ketogenic diet linked to small intestine cancer risk The Decades Old Puzzle of Diet and Cancer Growth For nearly a century, scientists have known that what we eat can influence the growth of cancer, but the precise...
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