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European Parliament votes to ease regulation of gene-edited crops
Move is a major victory for biotechnology, but debate remains over patents and labels
U.S. Census Bureau scraps proposed changes to disability questions
Abandoned plan would have drastically decreased the number of people in the U.S. who are considered disabled
Virologists and epidemiologists back natural origin for COVID-19, survey suggests
First large scientific opinion poll about “lab leak” causes fresh furor on social media
Researchers discover new kind of magnetism
More than 200 materials could be “altermagnets,” predicted just a few years ago
Massive solar farms could provoke rainclouds in the desert
Updrafts from dark solar panels could fuel storms—an alternative to cloud seeding
An electrifying new ironmaking method could slash carbon emissions
By extracting metallic iron without producing carbon dioxide, the new process could even be carbon negative, at least for part of the world’s iron production
Direct approach to laser-powered fusion promises simpler power production
Experiments suggest that, with enough laser power, “direct drive” technique should produce energy gain
Does fluoride in drinking water lower IQ? Question looms large in court battle
Experts clash over report suggesting fluoride can affect brain development
U.S. panel adds rare brain disease to newborn screening list, after push from families
Debate over whether to test babies for Krabbe disease reflects limited treatment options for fatal condition
Billion-dollar NASA mission will provide unprecedented view of ocean life
PACE satellite will capture subtle differences between plankton critical to their carbon-absorbing capacity
Clownfish may be capable of simple math
Study suggests the animals can add up stripes on other fish, though some experts are skeptical
On a remote Pacific island, clues to El Niño’s future are preserved in ancient reefs
Researchers exhume fossilized corals to predict the fate of a key climate pacemaker in a warmer world
News at a glance: Mars helicopter’s final flight, grants for U.K. diversity, and a nonopioid pain drug
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Pregnancy dramatically rewires every major organ, monkey study reveals
Vast atlas of chemical and hormonal changes could explain how humans adapt to pregnancy, offer clues for treating preeclampsia and other disorders
Mysterious artifacts suggest modern humans and Neanderthals lived side by side for millennia
Hunters of our species braved cold, harsh conditions as they pushed into ice age Europe
Why don’t ants always fall for toxic bait? They may learn to avoid it
Results from Argentina suggest ants can catch on to traps
Is the world 1.3°C or 1.5°C warmer? Historical ship logs hold answers
Diverging estimates of 19th century ocean temperatures drive uncertainty over global warming
Planets around dead stars offer glimpse of the Solar System’s future—after the Sun swallows us up
By directly imaging planets around white dwarfs, NASA’s JWST telescope has opened a window to the future of the Sun
Puzzling prehistoric artifacts served a practical purpose: ropemaking
Once thought to be ritual wands or scepters, archaeologists crafted cords using replicas of the ancient tools
Moss project takes step toward first artificial plant genome
Chinese team makes partially synthetic version of spreading earthmoss chromosome, aiming to harness plant for industry
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