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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could find alien Earths—but not like you think

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The Roman Space Telescope will spend more than a quarter of its time staring at the Milky Way’s bulge, a star-packed central region of our galaxy that may swarm with small, rocky exoplanets

Why your ability to cope with stress changes with time

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Seasonal changes have more effects on your biology and behavior than you might realize

Yesterday

Where are all the aliens? A new book explores possible answers

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Seven Rasmussen, an astrobiologist and author of the new book Cloudy with a Chance of Starships , gives readers a tour of the astonishing science behind modern searches for alien life

Top 10 Roman Space Telescope science breakthroughs

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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will open a whole new window on the cosmos. Here are 10 things it’s likely to show us

Alpha School’s AI teaching model is expanding. Does it work?

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The fast-growing private-school network is handing much of instruction over to artificial intelligence. Researchers say the science is far from settled

See last night’s ‘blood moon’ eclipse from around the world

Blood Moon partial eclipse Aug 28

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In a near-total lunar eclipse, the moon turned red-orange for viewers in North America, Europe and Africa

How the brain learns to read is an evolutionary mystery—a new study offers clues

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Reading hasn't been around for long, evolutionary speaking. Instead, the brain recruits systems evolved for other purposes

How will NASA’s Roman Space Telescope see exoplanets?

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NASA’s newest major observatory will include the most advanced planet-imaging tech ever flown in space. Here’s how it works

GTA has always raised anxieties over video games and violence—here’s what the science actually says

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The evidence in favor of and against video games promoting aggressive behavior is murkier than you might think

How changes to Endangered Species Act regulations could hurt wildlife

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Recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act could put wildlife at risk

Aug 27, 2026

Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic

Forecasters track Atlantic disturbances

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It’s a weird meteorological coincidence on the heels of Dolly Parton’s death

Climate change is supercharging El Niños, coral records show

Climate change intensifies El Niño

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Fossilized Galápagos corals show clear evidence that today’s El Niños are much stronger than those in the past

What Nepal's floods reveal about “cascading hazards”

Nepal flash flood causes investigated

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The Nepal disaster appears to be a “cascading event,” where one hazard seems to have triggered another, experts say

Is the keto diet better than the Mediterranean? New clinical trial reveals health benefits

Mediterranean diet supports weight loss

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In a clinical trial, people with obesity saw clear health benefits on the keto diet that they didn’t see on two other popular eating regimens

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will rewrite how we study the universe

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Astronomers are lining up to leverage NASA’s soon-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which boasts capabilities unlike any previous off-world observatory

Why glacial collapse likely caused the Nepal disaster—and why climate change will make these events more likely

Glacier collapse triggers deadly floods

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The disaster has claimed hundreds of lives, and at least 1,400 people are missing

New NASA photos reveal 16 galaxies from across the cosmos in dazzling detail

NASA unveils 16 galactic gems

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Spirals, ellipticals, irregulars, oh my!

Aug 26, 2026

Is there a ‘window of opportunity’ to prevent Alzheimer’s in women?

Midlife HRT reduces dementia risk

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A pair of new studies point to the role of early menopause and hormone treatment in cognitive decline, but more research is needed, experts say

Wall of floodwater sweeps away villages in Nepal, with hundreds missing

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A massive flood potentially caused by a chunk of ice breaking off from a glacier has swept away bridges, schools, and other buildings and killed at least 160 people

More Americans believe the government is withholding information about UFOs

Americans skeptical of alien UFOs

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According to a new poll, more Americans also think they have seen a UFO now than they did in the past 53 years

Jill Lepore on why Silicon Valley gets science fiction wrong

AI pause prompts democratic automation debate

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Historian Jill Lepore explains what tech leaders miss in their favorite stories—and why the fight over AI data centers may be where the machine stops

U.S. approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug, heralding a new era for an intractable disease

Rasonque approved for pancreatic cancer

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Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the hardest to treat and most serious forms of cancer

Electric rain can eat through metal

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New research shows that water becomes electrified as it slides down smooth surfaces, leading to corrosion

Mars may be two-faced to its core

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The Red Planet’s global geography of low-lying northern plains and rugged southern highlands seems to have surprisingly deep roots, with profound implications for Mars’s ancient habitability

Meta to pay $18 billion and make sweeping app changes to settle social media harms lawsuit

Meta limits teen Instagram Facebook

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Meta agreed to implement new safety measures, including a default two-hour daily limit for using Facebook and Instagram, for users under the age of 18

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could reveal dark energy’s deepest secrets

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The more scientists try to understand dark energy, the more its mysteries seem to grow. NASA’s newest space telescope is custom-built to crack the case

Controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms. Here’s what scientists say

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Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve drainage from the brain in dementia patients. Now it is entering trials worldwide

The U.S. just recorded its first two deaths from measles for 2026

Two measles deaths Lancaster County

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Both of the deceased were unvaccinated against measles. The deaths are the first fatalities caused by the preventable disease in the state of Pennsylvania in 35 years

The overlooked role of sperm DNA damage in recurrent miscarriage

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