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  1. Psychology

    Uncertainty is on the rise. Here’s how people can cope

    Societal upheaval can trigger uncertainty, which makes people susceptible to cognitive traps. Experts suggest some simple tools can help.

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  2. Neuroscience

    Mouse brains hint at why it’s so hard to forget food poisoning

    Scientists mapped a neural circuit that associates an unfamiliar flavor with food poisoning symptoms in mice.

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  3. Animals

    How science can help you train your puppy

    Puppies with a good grasp of basic gestures, self-confidence and impulse control grow into well-behaved adults, a new study suggests.

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  4. Psychology

    Loneliness is higher among middle-aged Americans than older ones

    Across much of the world, loneliness increases from middle age to later years. That trend is reversed in the United States, a new study shows.

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  5. Climate

    Earth’s landmasses lost trillions of tons of water this century

    Rising global temperatures are driving the sharp decline in terrestrial water storage. This trend isn’t likely to change, scientists say.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Autism rates rose again. Experts explain why

    Autism rates are higher than ever before, probably because of more expansive and sensitive diagnoses. Those numbers highlight the need for more support for people with autism.

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  7. Climate

    Hidden Antarctic lakes could supercharge sea level rise

    An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.

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  8. Readers weigh in on brainlike AI technology

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  9. Seeking the anomalies that lead to discoveries

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the booming online market for semaglutide, new findings on how early humans used sophisticated thinking and whether Spinosaurus could swim.

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  10. Astronomy

    A gas clump in the Milky Way’s neighborhood might be a ‘dark galaxy’

    A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

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  11. Environment

    Fires in the Amazon forest may melt sea ice in Antarctica

    Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

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  12. Humans

    Ancient horse hunts challenge ideas of ‘modern’ human behavior

    An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

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