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  1. Chemistry

    A new map of Africa sheds light on the origins of enslaved people

    Mapping the element strontium across the continent is helping track down the birthplaces of enslaved Africans brought to the Americas.

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  2. Chemistry

    Teen finds cheaper way to make drugs against killer viruses

    This drug-making achievement also nabbed the top award — and $100,000 in prize money — at the 2025 Regeneron ISEF competition.

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  3. Chemistry

    Micro-sparks between water droplets may have started life on Earth

    This micro-lightning can drive chemical reactions that produce compounds needed for the natural formation of life on Earth, experiments show.

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  4. Tech

    Squirty gels bring food-like flavors to virtual reality

    A new device recreates complex flavors including lemonade, coffee and fish soup by delivering a mix of chemicals.

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  5. Chemistry

    Scientists Say: Vitamin

    Our bodies can’t make enough of these tiny but mighty worker molecules. That’s what makes them a dietary essential.

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  6. Earth

    Let’s learn about the carbon cycle

    The total amount of carbon on Earth doesn’t change. But what form those carbon atoms take is constantly changing.

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  7. Environment

    New water treatment process removes pollutants most now don’t

    The two-step water treatment process could cut not only excreted drugs flowing into waterways but also some nutrients that feed harmful algal blooms.

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  8. Chemistry

    Scientists Say: Nucleosynthesis

    For this nuclei-forging cosmic process, the Big Bang was just a way to get started.

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  9. Artificial Intelligence

    AI-designed proteins target toxins in deadly snake venom

    The current way to produce antivenoms is outdated. In lab tests, AI-designed proteins could save mice from a lethal dose of snake toxin.

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