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  1. Math

    The einstein tile rocked mathematics. Meet its molecular cousin

    Chemists identify a single molecule that naturally tiles in nonrepeating patterns, which could help build materials with novel electronic properties.

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  2. Archaeology

    Human ancestors made the oldest known bone tools 1.5 million years ago

    The excavation of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania expands the range of ancient hominids’ cultural innovations.

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  3. Astronomy

    The Milky Way’s black hole is constantly bubbling

    The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

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  4. Animals

    Crickets and flies face off in a quiet evolutionary battle

    Male crickets in Hawaii softened their chirps once parasitic flies started hunting them. Now, it seems, the flies are homing in on the new tunes.

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  5. Physics

    The sound of clapping, explained by physics

    The “Helmholtz resonator” concept explains the frequencies of sound produced by clapping the hands together in different configurations.

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  6. Genetics

    A child who got CAR-T cancer therapy is still disease-free 18 years later

    The long-term survival of a patient with neuroblastoma suggests the personalized cancer treatment may work for solid tumors, not just blood cancers.

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  7. Astronomy

    The universe’s first supernovas probably produced water

    Water may have formed less than 200 million years after the Big Bang, suggesting some conditions for life existed far earlier than previously thought.

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  8. Planetary Science

    A private mission to Venus aims to look for signs of life

    If successful, Morning Star would be the first private mission to another planet and the first in over 30 years to directly measure Venus’s clouds.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    What experts say about childhood vaccines amid the Texas measles outbreak

    As the Texas measles outbreak grows and HHS head RFK Jr. puts vaccines under new scrutiny, two experts answer questions about the public health tool.

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  10. Tech

    Squirty gels bring the taste of cake and coffee to virtual reality

    By squirting chemicals onto a person’s tongue to taste, a new device aims to replicate food flavors for fuller virtual experiences.

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  11. Astronomy

    Some of Earth’s meteors are probably coming all the way from a neighboring star system

    The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.

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  12. Archaeology

    Mount Vesuvius turned this ancient brain into glass. Here’s how

    Transforming the brain tissue to glass would have required an extremely hot and fast-moving ash cloud, lab experiments suggest.

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