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  1. Animals

    Belugas can warp and wiggle their forehead fat like Jell-O

    Molding and moving this ‘melon’ may help the whales communicate.

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  2. Planets

    Pluto’s heart may hide the rocky wreckage of an ancient impact

    A huge, rocky remnant beneath Pluto’s surface could explain the odd location of Sputnik Planitia — its famous heart-shaped basin.

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  3. Plants

    Gene editing may help rice better withstand climate change

    Three genes may limit the ability of rice to handle dry or salty conditions. A Regeneron ISEF finalist shows that CRISPR could target and change them.

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  4. Chemistry

    Experiment: How to make the boldest, brightest tie-dye!

    Clothes are made from a variety of fibers, from natural to synthetic ones. Let’s explore how different fibers react with dyes.

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  5. Plants

    Flowers may electrically detect bees buzzing nearby

    The discovery may reveal how plants time nectar production and share information with neighboring blooms.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    New tool maps where U.S. heat can pose threats to your health

    The daily updated HeatRisk maps use color coding to show where the health threat from heat is highest. The website also offers tips for staying safe.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Scientists Say: Menstruation

    Menstruation is part of a roughly monthly cycle that helps a person’s body prepare for possible pregnancy.

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  8. Space

    Analyze This: A recently spotted space object is puzzling scientists

    A pulsar’s invisible partner could be an oddly heavy neutron star or a very light black hole.

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  9. Artificial Intelligence

    Does AI steal art or help create it? It depends on who you ask

    With AI image generators on the scene, artists see both power and peril ahead.

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  10. Artificial Intelligence

    AI image generators tend to exaggerate stereotypes

    The racism, sexism, ableism and other biases common in bot-made images may lead to harm and discrimination in the real world.

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  11. Humans

    Common high-school textbooks promote unscientific views on gender

    Inaccurate descriptions of sex and gender may lead to sexism or prejudice toward people who don’t seem to represent gender norms.

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  12. Tech

    This computer scientist is making virtual reality safer

    Niall Williams creates algorithms that lowers the odds of motion sickness and bumping into obstacles while using virtual reality headsets.

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