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    By Aaron TremperApril 26, 2024
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    By Lindsey Konkel NeaboreApril 25, 2024
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    By Maria TemmingApril 23, 2024
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    A new type of immune cell may cause lifelong allergies
    
    By Tina Hesman SaeyApril 12, 2024
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    By Saugat BolakheApril 24, 2024
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    Turning jeans blue with sunlight might help the environment
    
    By Helen BradshawApril 17, 2024
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    Scientists Say: Supercontinent
    
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    Did James Webb telescope images ‘break’ the universe?
    
    By Adam MannApril 22, 2024
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    Explainer: What is the solar cycle?
    
    By Adam MannApril 8, 2024
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    Scientists Say: Corona
    
    By Maria TemmingApril 8, 2024
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    Scientists Say: Digital Footprint
    
    By Aaron TremperApril 22, 2024
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    By Kathryn HulickApril 18, 2024
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    How to design artificial intelligence that acts nice — and only nice
    
    By Kathryn HulickApril 18, 2024

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