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New work shows how different storm types are shifted by cities' microclimates

The Scientific American guide to 2026’s total solar eclipse

Here's everything you need to know about this eclipse, from the weather to the best viewing locations

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A million-dollar math mystery may someday be resolved in a physics lab. A new study brings this vision one step closer.

U.S. lawmakers vote to hold Biden's former medical advisor Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress

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CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeño peppers sold to Chipotle and QDOBA

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Physicists harness sunlight for quantum entanglement

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Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power

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This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

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OpenAI’s latest math breakthroughs commit research misconduct, experts say

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James R. Urbaniak, Master of Stitching Back Fingers, Dies at 90

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Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases

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Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution

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