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  1. Climate

    Hidden Antarctic lakes could supercharge sea level rise

    An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.

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  2. Astronomy

    A gas clump in the Milky Way’s neighborhood might be a ‘dark galaxy’

    A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

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  3. Environment

    Fires in the Amazon forest may melt sea ice in Antarctica

    Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

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  4. Astronomy

    A claimed hint of alien life whips up spirited debate

    Astronomers have a lot of thoughts about the latest paper claiming we’ve found the strongest hints of alien life yet on the distant planet K2 18b.

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  5. Space

    A NASA rover finally found Mars’ missing carbon

    The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Clinical trials face uncertain futures amid Trump cuts

    The Trump administration has reportedly disrupted over 100 clinical trials. Science News spoke to researchers about the impacts on four of them.

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  7. Astronomy

    Yes, there really is a black hole on the loose in Sagittarius

    Astronomers now agree: They’ve spotted the first isolated stellar-mass black hole ever seen.

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  8. Physics

    Imitation dark matter axions have arrived. They could reveal the real thing

    A long-elusive, hypothetical subatomic particle called the axion can be simulated and potentially detected in a type of thin material.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Early Parkinson’s trials revive stem cells as a possible treatment

    The phase I clinical trials showed stem cell transplants for Parkinson’s disease appear to be safe and might restore dopamine-producing brain cells.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    A drug for heavy metal poisoning may double as a snakebite treatment

    An initial clinical trial in Kenya found no safety concerns, a first step toward testing unithiol as a treatment for venomous snakebites in people.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Three U.S tick species may cause a mysterious red meat allergy

    Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.

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  12. Science & Society

    Federal cuts put help for mental health and drug addiction in peril

    SAMHSA’s work is crucial to suicide and drug overdose prevention and mental health care. It may fall victim to changes to public health infrastructure.

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