SCIENCE
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Why Is the Milky Way Warped?
So it’s confession time: I’ve been lying to you. I’ve said on many occasions that our Milky Way galaxy has…
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The Taurid Meteor Shower May Hide an Impact Threat to Earth
November 3, 2025 4 min read Catch the Taurid Meteor Shower—And Learn Why Scientists Are Watching It Closely Debris from…
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How Childhood Relationships Affect Your Adult Attachment Style, according to Large New Study
We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how…
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What TikTok’s U.S. Spin-off Means for Its Algorithm and Content Moderation
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. TikTok’s algorithm, which shapes what more than a billion users…
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Ancient DNA Reveals New Diseases behind Napoleon’s 1812 Russian Retreat
October 24, 2025 3 min read Napoleon’s Defeat in Russia Was Aided by Two Surprising Deadly Diseases Disease-causing bacteria that…
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Static Electricity Helps Parasitic Nematodes Leap onto Insects
October 23, 2025 3 min read Watch These Parasitic Worms Use Static Electricity as a Tractor Beam For microscopic worms,…
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Flu Cases Surge Early in Japan, Sparking Global Health Concerns
October 17, 2025 2 min read Flu Cases Surge Early in Japan, Sparking Global Health Concerns School closures and hospitalizations…
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The El Ali Meteorite’s Journey from Landmark to Loot
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. For generations a massive iron meteorite sat in the Somali…
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New DNA Search Engine Brings Order to Biology’s Big Data
October 14, 2025 3 min read New DNA Search Engine Brings Order to Biology’s Big Data MetaGraph compresses vast data…
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Part of a Pig Liver was Transplanted into a Human
October 10, 2025 3 min read Pig Liver Surgery Moves Us Closer to Transplants from Other Species Surgeons in China…
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