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Nobel Prizes 2026: What to Know

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Lost 'heart' of the Colorado River shines like a silver serpent in Utah

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'She knew she had something really important on her hands': Rosalind Franklin figured out DNA's helical structure before Watson and Crick, study suggests

Humans may not be as hardwired for violence as we thought

A new way to fight gum disease without wiping out good bacteria

The world’s oyster reefs could add $12 trillion to planetary health each year – if they were better managed

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Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum