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  1. Space

    Artemis II just made a historic loop around the moon

    The astronauts had a front-row view of the lunar farside and the first eclipse ever seen from the moon.

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  2. Tech

    These smart robots are smaller than a grain of salt

    Such tiny robots could someday explore the cellular realm to study health and treat diseases.

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  3. Agriculture

    This engineer designed a device to make farm work easier

    Juan Espinoza engineered a device to help ease physical demands on workers at citrus farms.

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  4. Tech

    New light-activated coating can kill stubborn germs

    Based on graphene, this new material can knock out hard-to-kill germs on contact — even in your mouth.

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  5. Artificial Intelligence

    Bots have their own social network, and it’s worrying experts

    Security experts warn that Moltbook, which launched last month, is a "nightmare" where people may get their bots to steal others’ identities and money.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    You need to eat protein — but the right mix really matters

    All proteins are not equal, research is showing. So while most Americans get plenty of protein, they might not be eating the most nutritious blend.

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  7. Chemistry

    Explainer: What is chirality?

    Chiral molecules are mirror images of each other. They might not seem all that different — but can have drastically different effects in medicine, materials and more.

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  8. Animals

    Lions have a second roar that scientists have only just discovered

    This insight from machine-learning analyses of recordings of calls in the wild might help detect where lions are declining.

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  9. Artificial Intelligence

    Chatbots may make learning feel easy — but it’s shallow

    People who use search engines gain deeper knowledge and care more about what they learn than those who rely on AI chatbots, a new study finds.

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