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Do AI models produce more original ideas than researchers?
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Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on
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First private spacewalk a success! What the SpaceX mission means for science
SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, shown here climbing from the spacecraft’s hatch, made history today as one of the first private
How influencers and algorithms mobilize propaganda — and distort reality
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How you deliver climate messaging matters, in terms of changing minds, researchers are finding.Credit: Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Telling people
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Huge SpaceX rocket explosion shredded the upper atmosphere
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