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See How Much Climate Change Has Cost Different Countries

Low-income nations bear the brunt of costs from climate change

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Milky Way Census Shows Stars Take Varied Paths

The Gaia satellite is making the most detailed and complete map of the stars in our galaxy

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A New Map Tracks the World's Largest Glaciers

A visualization compares the forms of Earth’s largest flows of ice

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How the U.S. Lost Years of Life

Many countries saw drops in life expectancy during the pandemic, but some populations have suffered more than others

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How Medication Abortion with RU-486/Mifepristone Works

A step-by-step look at how these drugs end pregnancy

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The Science of Spring's Green Show

Spring’s burst of brightness comes before chloroplasts grow and mature

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The Science of Melting Chocolate

Researchers used an artificial tongue to understand how chocolate changes from a solid to a smooth emulsion

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Dog Genetics Reveal Surprising Relationships among Breeds

When it comes to dog traits, genetics-based lineages are more telling than human-made categories

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Wealthy Countries Have Blown Through Their Carbon Budgets

Some countries have used up far more of the world’s carbon budget—the amount we can emit and still avoid more extreme climate disruption—than others

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Scientists Solve Star Spin Mystery

Magnetic fields help to explain why some stars are spinning more slowly than astronomers thought they should

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See How Stress Affects Inflammatory Bowel Disease

In inflammatory bowel disease, mental stress can produce two painful responses

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See How AI Generates Images from Text

Generative AI algorithms use probability to create visuals from noise

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See How Humans around the World Spend the 24 Hours in a Day

A new study calculated the average “global human day,” revealing which activities take up most of our time

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COVID Caused a Baby Bump when Experts Expected a Drop. Here's Why

During the COVID pandemic, the U.S. initially saw a drop in births followed by a bump

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See Your Body's Cells in Size and Number

The larger a cell type is, the rarer it is in the body—and vice versa—a new study shows

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Visualizing Climate Disasters' Surprising Cascading Effects

See how climate disasters cause rippling effects far beyond the initial event

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Here Are the Best Places to View the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Weather predictions and population statistics show the best spots to see the total solar eclipse over North America this April

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