The Books That Blew These Scientists’ Minds

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No Retroactive Pseudonymization in Federal Court Under California "Safe at Home" Program

Keith Haring on Creativity, Self-Doubt, and the Love of Life in the Face of Death

For Warmth: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Poetic Antidote to Anger

New AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugs

This Forest Rodent Serves as a Reservoir for the Deadly Mpox Virus

Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death

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How We Render Reality: Attention as an Instrument of Love

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Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

AI-produced books have begun to flood Amazon, whether coloring books or derivative novels. What they’re missing, of course, is an artistic ego

The Trump administration says some approved childhood vaccines need better studies. Scientists disagree

Scientists spot never-before-seen shock wave around dead star

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Scientists Turn to the Internet to Name New Species

A Peek Inside the Minds of Honeybees

To infinity and beyond Earth’s pale blue dot: Books in brief

AI agents are hiring human 'meatspace workers' — including some scientists

Scientists Discover Brain Circuit That Acts Like a ‘Brake’ on Motivation

US scientists push back as Trump eyes Greenland