Giant fire tornadoes could clean up oil spills faster with less pollution
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Giant fire tornadoes could clean up oil spills faster with less pollution

Burning the oil, a technique known as an in situ burn, can prevent the slick from expanding. However, it also produces thick clouds of black smoke, releases soot…

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A study of 8,300 older adults revealed a surprising salt habit
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A study of 8,300 older adults revealed a surprising salt habit

Although much of the salt people consume comes from processed and prepared foods, adding salt at the table still contributes between 6% and 20% of total intake. Researchers…

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Goethe never knew this 40-million-year-old ant was hidden in his collection
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Goethe never knew this 40-million-year-old ant was hidden in his collection

Goethe’s amber collection, now housed at the Goethe National Museum and managed by the Klassik Stiftung Weimar, contains 40 pieces of Baltic amber. Two of those specimens turned…

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Scientists finally crack an “undruggable” pancreatic cancer target and nearly double survival
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Scientists finally crack an “undruggable” pancreatic cancer target and nearly double survival

Pancreatic cancer is so deadly in part because there are no effective screening tests, and it rarely causes noticeable symptoms in its earliest stages. By the time a…

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Curbing Congo’s Ebola outbreak is hampered by unknowns about the virus
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Curbing Congo’s Ebola outbreak is hampered by unknowns about the virus

As an Ebola outbreak grows in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, researchers are scrambling to learn more about the rare virus that has sickened hundreds. What they…

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A secret to making a queen bee may lie in the wax around it
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A secret to making a queen bee may lie in the wax around it

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help…

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Popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs linked to lower risks of addiction and overdose
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Popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs linked to lower risks of addiction and overdose

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that GLP-1 medications were associated with lower risks of developing substance use disorders involving alcohol, nicotine, cannabis,…

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A child’s tooth and strange green stones uncover a 5,500-year-old mystery
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A child’s tooth and strange green stones uncover a 5,500-year-old mystery

The discoveries suggest that people repeatedly traveled to this remote location over a span of roughly 2,000 years. The findings challenge the long-standing belief that prehistoric communities only…

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Super Typhoon Sinlaku triggered atmospheric gravity waves visible from space
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku triggered atmospheric gravity waves visible from space

In mid-April 2026, Super Typhoon Sinlaku swept across the North Pacific, delivering heavy rainfall and flooding to the Mariana Islands. The storm reached “violent typhoon” status, the highest…

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