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Black Holes

How the Inside of a Black Hole Is Secretly on the Outside

Mysterious "islands" help to explain what happens to information that falls into a black hole

By Ahmed Almheiri

Animals

Greatest Migration on Earth Happens under Darkness Every Day

Trillions of tiny animals may be coordinating their movements in ways that affect every organism on the planet

By Katherine Harmon Courage

Pollution

Cheap New Method Breaks Down 'Forever Chemicals'

A new technique destroys persistent PFAS without requiring high pressures and temperatures

By Giorgia Guglielmi,Nature magazine

Mental Health

Children's Risk of Suicide Increases on School Days

Unlike in adults, suicide risk among children is lowest during the summer and higher during the school year. Understanding these patterns can help prevent and treat suicidality

By Tyler Black

Policy

The Public Wants Scientists to Be More Involved in Policy Debates

Researchers worry about being branded as partisan, but people want to hear from experts

By Naomi Oreskes

Genetics

See How Scientists Put Together the Complete Human Genome

For the first time, researchers have sequenced all 3,117,275,501 bases of our genetic code

By Clara Moskowitz,Martin Krzywinski

Health Care

We Need More Health Clinics at Schools

In-school clinics improve well-being and educational outcomes and serve children who need them most

By The Editors

Conservation

AI Diagnoses Devastating Olive Tree Infection

Predicting severity can help address deadly effects to olive groves

By Maddie Bender

Black Holes

How Physicists Cracked a Black Hole Paradox

Quantum entanglement and spacetime wormholes helped to solve a long-standing quandary

By George Musser
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