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Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

Jill Hopke, DePaul University

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Biden helped bring science out of the lab and into the community − emphasizing research focused on solutions

Arthur Daemmrich, Arizona State University

The Starbase rocket testing facility is permanently changing the landscape of southern Texas

Robert A. Kopack, University of South Carolina

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Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit − a feat 15 years in the making

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University

The New Glenn rocket shown on the launchpad.
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White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president

Kenneth Evans, Rice University

Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight against misinformation and hate speech

Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University

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Joe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for vaccines, broadband, microchips and AI

Mark Zachary Taylor, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit

Daile Zhang, University of North Dakota

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An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of body parts across cultures and eras

Yunsuh Nike Wee, Oklahoma State University; Daniel Sznycer, Oklahoma State University, and Jaimie Arona Krems, University of California, Los Angeles

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Space

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From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025

Zhenbo Wang, University of Tennessee

NASA’s micro-mission Lunar Trailblazer will make macro-measurements of the lunar surface in 2025

César León Jr., Washington University in St. Louis

An illustration of Lunar Trailblazer, which looks like a mechanical box with two solar panel wings.
In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work

Christopher Palma, Penn State

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2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans

Darryl Z. Seligman, Michigan State University

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The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new study shines light on its history

Francis Nimmo, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Digital life

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From anecdotes to AI tools, how doctors make medical decisions is evolving with technology

Aaron J. Masino, Clemson University

Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death, memory and immortality

Patrick van Esch, Coastal Carolina University and Yuanyuan (Gina) Cui, Coastal Carolina University

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Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration

Sylvia Lu, University of Michigan

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Selling fear: Marketing for cybersecurity products often leaves consumers less secure

Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University

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Language AIs in 2024: Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents

John Licato, University of South Florida

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New research

Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards

Laura Russo, University of Tennessee

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Microbes can colonize space, produce drugs and create energy − researchers are simulating their inner workings to harness how

Blaise Manga Enuh, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Can science be both open and secure? Nations grapple with tightening research security as China’s dominance grows

Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University

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Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it’s used

Duxin Sun, University of Michigan and Christian Macedonia, University of Michigan

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What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries

Christopher Damman, University of Washington

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Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, with potential lifespans as much as double previous estimates

Greg Breed, University of Alaska Fairbanks and Peter Corkeron, Griffith University

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Twins were the norm for our ancient primate ancestors − one baby at a time had evolutionary advantages

Tesla Monson, Western Washington University and Jack McBride, Yale University

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Why does red wine cause headaches? Our research points to a compound found in the grapes’ skin

Andrew Waterhouse, University of California, Davis and Apramita Devi, University of California, Davis

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Brain and mind

Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s used could improve employee performance or worsen discrimination

Paul Brandt-Rauf, Drexel University

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Transform the daily grind to make life more interesting – a philosopher shares 3 strategies to help you attain the good life

Lorraine Besser, Middlebury

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Adults grow new brain cells – and these neurons are key to learning by listening

Aswathy Ammothumkandy, University of Southern California; Charles Liu, University of Southern California, and Michael A. Bonaguidi, University of Southern California

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Music can change how you feel about the past

Yiren Ren, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Curious Kids

Real kids ask real questions and real experts answer them

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Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape Earth?

Benjamin L. Emerson, Georgia Institute of Technology

What is a war crime?

Hurst Hannum, Tufts University

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How does the International Space Station orbit Earth without burning up?

Kelly Griendling, Georgia Institute of Technology

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What is the universe expanding into if it’s already infinite?

Nicole Granucci, Quinnipiac University

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