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  1. Chemistry

    A new method could spot fentanyl variants no one has cataloged yet

    Researchers used machine learning to help predict chemical signatures for over 1 billion possible fentanyls, including variants never seen before.

    By Rachel Berkowitz
  2. Physics

    Here’s what would happen if you tried to break a photon in half

    A mathematical model shows that attempting to sever a fundamental particle of light could conjure new ones out of thin air.

    By Maria Temming
  3. Animals

    Songs prep the brains of finches yet to hatch for a hot world

    Adult finches make "heat calls" as the temperature rises. Exposure to the song prepares their unhatched young's brains for the heat.