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  1. Physics

    Science reveals the reasons behind painful paper cuts

    Some types of paper are more likely to cause paper cuts. It’s the paper’s thickness and slicing angle that matter, physicists conclude.

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  2. Tech

    Want to spot a deepfake? Focus on the eyes  

    A technique from astronomy could help detect deepfakes by spotting unrealistic reflections in the eyes of AI-generated images.

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  3. Earth

    Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano recently erupted like a stomp rocket

    This appears to be a newfound type of eruption. It could only be recognized because of the extensive monitoring of Kilauea's crater.

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  4. Animals

    Balmy ‘saunas’ help frogs fend off a deadly fungus 

    Hanging out in small sun-warmed hideaways could help some frogs resist deadly chytrid fungus, a new study finds.

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  5. Planets

    Experiment: Make your own craters!

    Let’s make our own craters in cocoa and flour to learn how these features form throughout the solar system — and why they’re different sizes.

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  6. Tech

    Lasers help put the cork on spilled oil

    Treating cork with lasers made the material able to quickly sponge up oil while repelling water, scientists in China and Israel found.

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