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Artificial Intelligence AI may be giving teens bad diet advice The meal plans that AI made for fictional teens cut an entire meal’s worth of calories per day. By Lily BurtonMay 15, 2026
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Plants Perfect pitch? Scientists lay new grounds for World Cup ‘26 High-tech turfgrass carpets will be unrolled in 16 stadiums across North America — including five that must survive despite getting no natural sunlight. By Laura Allen and Janet RaloffMay 13, 2026
Brain Brain scans offer clues to why math is harder for some kids Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than numbers shown as dots. By Lily BurtonMay 1, 2026
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Physics Thunderstorms can make trees twinkle with an electric glow The tiny, storm-driven electric zaps dance and jump around pine needles and other leaves. Videos have just captured that subtle flickering in forests. By Lily BurtonMay 12, 2026
Health & Medicine How pitchers rest between innings could save their arms — and stats Focusing on muscle recovery during games could help keep pitch speeds high and injury risk low, one ISEF finalist finds. By Katie Grace CarpenterMay 14, 2026
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Space Do multiple universes exist? Some branches of physics hint that our universe is just one of many in a vast “multiverse.” By Maria TemmingApril 27, 2026
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Plants Perfect pitch? Scientists lay new grounds for World Cup ‘26 By Laura Allen and Janet RaloffMay 13, 2026
