Zohran Mamdani’s precious lefty revolution is now turning on him
Everyone's taken a scornful glance at the mirror before, but the reflection Zohran Mamdani is catching lately must be particularly vexing.
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When parents don't see eye to eye: Are differences in parenting styles a bad thing?
Sometimes it can be hard for parents to agree on how to raise children. One parent might insist their child's homework…
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Spawning coral release quintillions of eggs each year, new calculations suggest
Most kinds of coral spawn once a year. In an enormous multiday event synchronized to specific phases of the moon, they…
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Cancer is rising in younger adults, and scientists can't fully explain why
A major study found that several cancers are rising faster among younger adults in England, even as smoking, diet, and…
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Genome publishing overhaul targets 200 reports per month, up from 30
The Wellcome Sanger Institute's Tree of Life program plans to accelerate publication of genome notes from approximately…
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A single carbon atom stitches flat molecules into 3D structures
Flat is fine for a sheet of paper, but many of the most useful molecules need depth. Now, researchers from Japan have…
Read at source →Ancient ceramics retrieved from 'world's oldest known' shipwreck
An archaeologist from Sydney reveals her role in the discovery of the "world's oldest known" shipwreck, found in…
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How E. coli eavesdrops on the metabolic activity of other gut bacteria
The gut microbiome is teeming with hundreds of bacterial species and trillions of bacteria. These microorganisms…
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How detection dogs are helping protect one of Australia's most imperiled lizards
Many of the Australian animals most at risk of extinction are extremely tough to track down. That's because they live…
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Scientists identify avian cholera as major cause of penguin deaths in Antarctica
Thousands of Adélie penguins found dead in Antarctica in 2024 were primarily victims of avian cholera, not high…
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Engineered enzyme could improve detection of HIV and other viruses
Scientists have long used a powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA. But a different…
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Planetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 of 2 'families,' scientists find
Scientists have performed a cosmic genealogy on planetary systems in the Milky Way, finding two distinct families that…
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Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation
"This is great news for us. We're staffing up. We're accelerating."
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Woman found floating in sea after going overboard from Royal Caribbean ship
A 44-year-old woman clung to a lifebuoy for 20 hours in the Ionian Sea after reportedly jumping from Royal Caribbean's…
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Could weight-loss drugs change how you spend money?
Researchers at the Wharton School are studying whether GLP-1 drugs can curb impulses tied to shopping, gambling and…
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Chronic back pain may activate an unexpected brain network, study finds
Movement-induced flares in chronic back pain activate brain regions involved in self-reflection, suggesting chronic…
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Mike Flanagan Rewrote ‘Carrie’ Finale After Hearing Haute & Freddy Song, Says Band “Became Our Musical Identity”
Despite burning down prom in Prime Video’s Carrie, the titular telekinetic teen still got to dance a little, thanks to…
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Study finds underwear decomposes fastest in gardens, slowest on lawns
In 2021, 1,000 volunteers across Switzerland buried 2,000 pairs of underwear to study soil health. Meanwhile, Ontario…
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Mollusk family trees play a key role in shaping microbiomes, researchers find
A mollusk's microbial community has more to do with its family tree than its address. In other words, the composition…
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New framework links magnetic phase boundaries to string-like defects in spin ice
A research team led by Haruki Watanabe, a professor in the Department of Physics and the Jockey Club Institute for…
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NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101
NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the…
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NASA explains how it's making batteries for the Moon's extreme temperatures
Lithium-ion just isn't cut out for the cosmos.
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Giant 'UFO mothership' spotted shooting across Earth's sun at 'near light speed', claims UFOlogist
NASA's probe captured a mysterious object soaring near the sun. It has sparked claims of a 'UFO mothership' traveling…
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Job loss and AI-exposed jobs: Q&A with sociology professor
Jennie Brand, a UCLA professor of sociology with an appointment in statistics and data science, is an expert on the…
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Learning reshapes inhibitory synapses differently within the same nerve cell, study suggests
Our brain must be able to learn new things without losing previously stored information or the stability of its…
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How proposed cuts to this major national health survey could disadvantage Americans with disabilities
As many as a quarter of wheelchair users and more than a third of people who are blind or deaf could be miscategorized…
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Rare particle decays hint at deviations from Standard Model predictions
Studying rare processes is part and parcel of particle physics, providing stringent tests of the Standard Model. At the…
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DNA from centuries-old skeletons buried in Montreal reveals no genetic mixing between Indigenous people and French colonists
A study of DNA from early colonial-era skeletons in a Montreal cemetery has revealed that none of them had any…
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Superheavy-element compound reveals weaker-than-expected bond due to relativistic effects
An international collaboration led by a research group from GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Germany, has achieved the first…
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Earth's mantle was 'breathing' oxygen a billion years before it hit the atmosphere, mineral time capsules reveal
Why is there life on Earth? It's one of the oldest questions humans have asked, and as far as we know, our planet is…
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Variety’s 2026 Artisans to Watch: ‘Obsession’ Makeup Head, ‘Project Hail Mary’ Animation Supervisor, ‘La Bola Negra’ Composer and More
In 2026, moviegoers came back to cinemas, packing theaters to see blockbusters like “The Odyssey,” “Project Hail Mary,”…
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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
Editor’s Note: This article was updated Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, to reflect a change to the event start time. Students…
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SpaceX rocket launch creates glowing 'space jellyfish' cloud – video
The sun illuminated the exhaust plume of a SpaceX rocket launch on 13 October, creating a glowing jellyfish-like cloud…
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Museum specimens reveal pathogen behind decades-old mystery of disappearing frogs
In the 1970s, researchers began to observe drastic amphibian declines in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, a global hotspot of…
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Most marine protected areas fail to curb fishing: Study
Fishing is increasing in most marine reserves worldwide in spite of conservation pledges, a study published Wednesday…
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Muscle cells self-organize into spirals, advancing efforts to engineer tiny blood vessels that regulate flow
Different tissues need different amounts of blood depending on what they are doing. Meeting those changing demands…
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