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Flex your math muscles with this weekend’s brain teaser. Play now.

Flex your math muscles with this weekend’s brain teaser. Play now.

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The nonaddictive painkiller suzetrigine (Journavx) is as effective for acute pain as a common opioid treatment

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The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define

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Put your science knowledge to the test with this week’s news quiz. Play now.

Put your science knowledge to the test with this week’s news quiz. Play now.

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Start your morning with today’s Spellements. Create as many words as you can from our daily selection of letters—including one tied to recent science news. Play now.

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These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements— and their geographic range is expanding

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The accident that resulted in a commercial airplane crashing into the Potomac yesterday will require air safety investigators to dig deep

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Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving vaccines are revoked under the new administration

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Scientists have created a ranking of grocery store items based on their degree of processing

Scientists have created a ranking of grocery store items based on their degree of processing

A geographer explains how maps’ place names, such as the Gulf of Mexico and Denali, are decided
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A geographer explains how maps’ place names, such as the Gulf of Mexico and Denali, are decided

A geographer explains how maps’ place names, such as the Gulf of Mexico and Denali, are decided

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Start your morning with today’s Spellements. Create as many words as you can from our daily selection of letters—including one tied to recent science news. Play now.

Start your morning with today’s Spellements. Create as many words as you can from our daily selection of letters—including one tied to recent science news. Play now.

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