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How Arctic Sea Ice Works—and Why Its Loss Matters Science

How Arctic Sea Ice Works—and Why Its Loss Matters

Arctic sea ice is far more than frozen water at the top of the world. It regulates global temperatures, drives ocean circulation, and sustains entire...

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How Commercial Moon Landers Work—and Why They Matter Science

How Commercial Moon Landers Work—and Why They Matter

NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program contracts private companies to deliver scientific instruments to the Moon at a fraction of tra...

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How Tidal Energy Works—and Why It Matters Science

How Tidal Energy Works—and Why It Matters

Tidal energy harnesses the gravitational pull of the moon to generate reliable, carbon-free electricity—but high costs and limited sites have kept it...

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Jupiter's Europa: Why Scientists Think It May Host Life Science

Jupiter's Europa: Why Scientists Think It May Host Life

Beneath Europa's frozen crust lies a vast saltwater ocean that contains carbon compounds, tidal heat, and the chemical ingredients for life—making Jup...

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What Is El Niño and How Does It Affect the World? Science

What Is El Niño and How Does It Affect the World?

El Niño is a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean that disrupts weather patterns across the globe, triggering droughts, floods, and economic...

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MIT's Gut Protein Discovery May Transform IBD Treatment Science

MIT's Gut Protein Discovery May Transform IBD Treatment

MIT researchers have identified intelectin-2, a protein with a dual role in gut defense — it reinforces the intestinal mucus barrier and directly kill...

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How Ancient Egyptian Mummification Worked Science

How Ancient Egyptian Mummification Worked

Ancient Egyptians developed one of history's most sophisticated preservation techniques over thousands of years. Here is how the 70-day mummification...

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How Nor'easters Form—and Why They're So Powerful Science

How Nor'easters Form—and Why They're So Powerful

Nor'easters are among the most destructive storms to strike North America's East Coast, capable of burying cities in snow and causing billions in dama...

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How NASA's Artemis II Mission Works—and Why It Matters Science

How NASA's Artemis II Mission Works—and Why It Matters

NASA's Artemis II will carry four astronauts around the Moon in 2026—the first crewed deep-space mission in more than 50 years. Here is how the missio...

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What Is the Migdal Effect and Why It Matters Science

What Is the Migdal Effect and Why It Matters

The Migdal effect is a quantum phenomenon predicted in 1939 that could unlock the detection of light dark matter — and scientists have only just confi...

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What Is Lonsdaleite—the Diamond Harder Than Diamond? Science

What Is Lonsdaleite—the Diamond Harder Than Diamond?

Lonsdaleite, or hexagonal diamond, is a rare carbon allotrope born from meteorite impacts. Scientists have now synthesized it in the lab, confirming i...

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How Landslides Form—and Why They're So Deadly Science

How Landslides Form—and Why They're So Deadly

Landslides kill thousands of people every year and cause billions in damage, yet many people don't understand what triggers them. Here's the science b...

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