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LawThe immortal life of Henrietta Lacks lawsuits gets a bit shorter with Novartis settlement
By Brian Witte and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026
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InnovationHarvard professor finally cracks the scientific secret of why sneakers squeak during basketball games
By Adithi Ramakrishnan and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2026
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HealthScientists are pushing back on warnings that microplastics damage your health, saying people are just obese and calling some studies ‘a joke’
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 24, 2026
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CommentaryAI is transforming science – more researchers need access to these powerful tools for discovery  
By James Manyika and Demis HassabisFebruary 16, 2026
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AIExclusive: Anthropic announces partnerships with Allen Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute as it bets AI can make science more efficient
By Sharon GoldmanFebruary 2, 2026
HealthAs billionaires chase immortality, this startup cofounded by a Harvard genetics professor gets FDA approval for the first partial de-aging human trial
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 30, 2026
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North AmericaFor 15 years, a neuroscientist has studied raccoon intelligence in Central Virginia. Then a drunk one passed out in a nearby liquor store
By Kelly Lambert and The ConversationJanuary 16, 2026
AIBeing mean to ChatGPT can boost its accuracy, but scientists warn you may regret it
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 13, 2026
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EnvironmentWhy coyotes won’t become the new wolves and what it has to do with moose and beaver
By Alex Jensen and The ConversationDecember 23, 2025
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PoliticsLegally assisted suicide to become law in New York State
By Anthony Izaguirre, Michael Hill and The Associated PressDecember 17, 2025
SuccessTech CEO Bryan Johnson says he’ll make humans immortal by 2039—first he just needs to sort out ‘buggy’ issues like ‘mistakenly causing cancer’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 17, 2025
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AIGoogle DeepMind agrees to sweeping partnership with U.K. government focused on science and clean energy
By Jeremy KahnDecember 10, 2025
Google DeepMind cofounder and CEO Demis Hassabis (left) and Google DeepMind senior researcher John Jumper stand together on a spiral staircase in DeepMind's London offices.
AIFive years on, Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold shows why science may be AI’s killer app
By Jeremy KahnNovember 28, 2025
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AITrump orders ‘Genesis Mission’ for AI companies to work on scientific breakthroughs with universities, national labs
By Thomas Beaumont and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025
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North AmericaWisconsin archaeologists unearth a prehistoric lake ‘parking lot’ by mapping the location of 16 ancient canoes
By Todd Richmond and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
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