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  1. Psychology

    Struggling to find happiness? Here are some paths to positivity

    Teens can become happier by being kind to themselves and connecting with others — in person, rather than online.

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  2. Animals

    Magic helped this researcher trick birds for research 

    At the National University of Singapore, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin looks at how magic can help us understand animal intelligence.

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  3. Environment

    Scientists want to create a sort of Noah’s Ark on the moon

    Climate change is threatening Earth’s biodiversity banks. A lunar “ark” would safeguard seeds and cells against changes happening on Earth.

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  4. Artificial Intelligence

    ChatGPT and other AI tools are full of hidden racial biases

    In tests, AI programs would recommend people who use African American English for less prestigious jobs and harsher punishments for serious crime.

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  5. Artificial Intelligence

    Two AI trailblazers win the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics

    John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used brain-like networks based on principles of physics to jump-start machine learning.

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  6. Science & Society

    Let’s learn about the Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prizes are the highest honors in science. But the prizes are far from perfect measures of scientific impact.

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  7. Space

    Spacecraft need an extra boost to travel between stars 

    Star Wars makes space travel look easy by breaking the laws of physics. Off-screen, the technology for spacecraft to reach other worlds doesn’t exist yet.

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  8. Climate

    Let’s learn about how much climate change is to blame for extreme weather

    Scientists can find out whether a natural disaster was more frequent or severe due to human-caused climate change. Here’s how.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Use of injectable GLP-1 weight-loss drugs skyrockets among teens

    Their long-term safety is still an issue for kids. Meanwhile, a new vibrating robotic pill in early trials might offer an edible alternative to GLP-1s.

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