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How Parents’ Trauma Leaves Biological Traces in Children
After the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, in a haze of horror and…
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Roe v. Wade Was Overturned. Here’s how Your Phone Could Be Used to Spy on You.
SOPHIE BUSHWICK: If Roe v. Wade is overturned, so-called trigger laws already passed in 13 states could ban abortion in…
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Chimpanzees hunt for fruit in video game to test navigation skills
Testing how chimpanzees navigate in virtual environments could help researchers understand why they prefer certain routes in the wild over…
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Deadly Heat Wave’s Lesson: ‘This Is the Future We All Face’
CLIMATEWIRE | The city of Portland was baking last June and Bureau of Emergency Management Director Jonna Papaefthimiou was in…
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How AI Facial Recognition is Helping Conserve Pumas
INTRO: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Ashleigh Papp. Papp: Mountain lions are now posing for their close ups.…
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Fusion power may run out of fuel before it even gets started
A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 376, Issue 6600.Download PDF In 2020, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories delivered five…
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Controversy Grows Over whether Mars Samples Endanger Earth
Less than a decade from now, a spacecraft from Mars may swing by Earth to drop off precious cargo: samples…
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Columbine Should Have Been an Isolated Event: It Was Just a Beginning
Twenty-three years ago I was summoned to the scene of shooting as part of Denver’s disaster response plan. Calls reporting…
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Protein from plant-based ‘meat’ may be less well absorbed by the body
The protein found in meat alternatives made from wheat and soy may be less well absorbed by the small intestine…
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Fight over Damages Threatens to Derail Climate Negotiations
CLIMATEWIRE | Less than six months before world leaders gather in Egypt for the next round of global climate talks,…
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