SCIENCE
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Stronger Flood-Related Building Codes Are Coming for New Hospitals, Schools and Apartments
Stronger Flood Protection Standards Are Coming for New Hospitals, Schools and Apartments The International Code Council has approved stronger building…
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Self-Driving Cars Have New Rules in the U.S. Here’s Why That Matters
Self-Driving Cars Have New Rules in the U.S. Here’s Why That Matters New rules that trim crash reporting requirements and…
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The Threatened Fungi on the IUCN Red List Are Important to our Ecology
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Even if you don’t know what the International Union for…
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What Amazon’s Project Kuiper vs. SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Mega Constellation Wars Mean for Earth
Humanity’s aspirations have long pushed the boundaries of our delicate balance with nature, from our expanding industrial might to our…
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Science Isn’t about Domination. It’s about Democracy
Science Isn’t about Domination. It’s about Democracy Science is key to diplomacy, unity and democracy. What the Trump administration is…
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What We Know about Artificial Food Dyes and Health as RFK, Jr., Declares a U.S. Ban
What We Know about Artificial Food Dyes and Health as RFK, Jr., Declares a U.S. Ban This week the secretary…
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How THC, the Psychoactive Compound in Weed, Gets You High
Marijuana contains more than 500 active compounds. But most people focus on two: There’s cannabidiol, or CBD, which reduces inflammation.…
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Shift from Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy Will Persist despite Trump Policies, New Analyses Say
CLIMATEWIRE | America’s energy transition will slow — but won’t stop entirely — if President Donald Trump is successful in…
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This Butterfly’s Epic Migration Is Written into Its Chemistry
This Butterfly’s Epic Migration Is Written into Its Chemistry Painted ladies travel the globe every year on massive journeys—including across…
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Noninvasive Prenatal Blood Testing Finds Cancer in Some Pregnant People
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. For more than a decade noninvasive prenatal blood testing, or…
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