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Scientists are building autonomous robotic labs powered by artificial intelligence. The goal, they say, is for these robots to take over human researchers' most laborious, time-consuming tasks.
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Rivercane is making a comeback. When it grows in dense colonies, it can help prevent floods.
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After spending two decades studying how the brain works, a team of scientists prepares to focus on gene therapy treatments for brain diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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Some were four times the size of today's great whites. -
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science. -
The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks. -
To prevent flooding, people in Western North Carolina are turning to a traditional basket weaving ingredient.
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A Trump administration rule could shift how science funding works in the U.S. The administration says its an effort to deter waste, but science advocates say it will compromise scientific integrity.
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From birds to butterflies, pollinators are in decline because of habitat loss, pesticides and climate change.
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When you’re listening to a familiar language, you hear individual words. But what if you don’t know the language?
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Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant. -
Scientists are learning how the brain extracts discrete words from a continuous stream of sounds.
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The Trump administration has proposed federal funding cuts to a little corner of research called social, behavioral and economic science.
