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Some IVF clinics are using AI to perform tasks such as sperm and embryo selection, but some fertility experts question whether the technology will lead to more live births
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Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show
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The rockets’ red glare have nothing on these images from Chandra X-ray Observatory
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Working memory is the information we need to access to complete the tasks we’re engaged in right now, and scientists think it may be closely entwined with consciousness
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The hominins may have gone on adventures, but they lacked key skills of modern humans
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People in the U.S. experience more, and more intense, heat waves than the Founding Fathers would have
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New archaeology has uncovered everything from musket balls to wig curlers at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major clash of the American Revolution
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The moon is Earth’s constant companion. But will that always be the case?
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Female mammals have long thought to be born with all the eggs they would ever have, but new research is challenging that consensus
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Trying to kill algae with chemicals is a common response when community ponds or other water features go green, but a freshwater ecologist says there may be safer and more effective solutions
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The space agency has put out a call for its Moon & Mars Exploration Analog, which recreates the challenges of a long-duration space mission
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The way women use energy while running is fundamentally different from men
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A heat wave over the Fourth of July weekend could put millions at risk of heat-related illnesses. Here’s what to do to stay safe—and why you don’t just need to drink lots of water
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Chat apps, email, and cloud files have become the primary record of how power is exercised. Archivists are trying to preserve them before formats go dark or messages disappear without a trace
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This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence community, as well as to publish its findings in peer-reviewed journals
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The breakthrough could reveal previously hidden ancient human activity inside caves, acting as ‘genetic archives’
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Sea surface temperatures in late June reached nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit on average, shattering records
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Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on Earth
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has started a 10-year survey of the changing night sky
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Astronomers have for the first time observed an atmosphere around a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf
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