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Trump Can Now Exit the Paris Accord. It's Still a Bad Idea
Today the president can start formally withdrawing from the Paris climate pact. The biggest loser may be the US, some experts say.
Where Do Hippos Wander? An Aquatic Mystery, Solved
Hippos need water to survive, and water is disappearing, leading to growing social unrest among the beasts.
Here’s What Happens When You Leave Weed Up Your Nose for...
A man thought he had swallowed the balloon-wrapped marijuana he was smuggling. He hadn’t.
Cosmic Triangles Open a Window to the Origin of Time
Physicists have found a new way to conceive of time as an emergent dimension, a kind of hologram springing from the universe’s spatial...
These Rats Drive Tiny Cars—for Science
The rodents that lived in an enriched environment did better at drivers' ed than the rats brought up in standard cages. The implications...
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Wildfire Chasers Are the New Tornado Chasers
A strike team of specially trained researchers drive a highly sophisticated truck into the literal line of fire. Their mission: unravel...
Your Brain Cleans Itself, This Jet Lands Itself, and More...
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
How Measles Leaves Kids Exposed to Other Diseases
New techniques allow researchers to get definitive numbers on how the virus depletes its victims' antibodies and the memory cells...
How the Measles Virus Induces ‘Immune Amnesia’
New techniques allow researchers to get definitive numbers on how the virus depletes its victims' antibodies and the memory cells...
Scientists Now Know How Sleep Cleans Toxins From the Brain
The synchronized brain waves of non-REM sleep may play a key role in preventing toxins from accumulating in a person's brain.
