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Citation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here's what we need to do to stop it

Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming a system to gain academic acclaim through deceit, dishonesty and false representation.

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Iran among 'world's most extreme subsidence hotspots' with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year, study finds

The extraction of water from aquifers in Iran is causing an area the size of Maryland to sink, exposing an estimated 650,000 people to the risks of subsidence and freshwater depletion.

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Ancient Egyptian statue of 'Messi' found at Saqqara necropolis is 'only known example of its kind from the Old Kingdom'

A unique statue dating back to the fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt has been discovered at the necropolis of Saqqara.

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Rare Fujiwhara hurricane 'dance' could save East Coast from worst effects of Tropical Storm Imelda

Forecasters expect Hurricane Humberto to pull Tropical Storm Imelda away from landfall and into a Fujiwhara dance, but the East Coast is still set to experience heavy rains and life-threatening rip currents.

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Eagle brooches: 1,500-year-old pins filled with dazzling gems and glass — and worn by powerful Visigoth women

Visigoth women may have worn eagle-shaped pins as a symbol of power.

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How long does DNA last?

The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?

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Physicists find a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle without breaking it

By using something called a quantum grid, scientists have found a clever way to simultaneously measure momentum and position without violating Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

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Science history: Alexander Fleming wakes up to funny mold in his petri dish, and accidentally discovers the first antibiotic — Sept. 28, 1928

Alexander Fleming was doing experiments with bacteria when he woke up to a strange mold growing in his petri dish. The "mold juice" would usher in the first antibiotic, penicillin, and would revolutionize medical care for bacterial infections.

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30,000-year-old 'personal toolkit' found in the Czech Republic provides 'very rare' glimpse into the life of a Stone Age hunter-gatherer

Archaeologists have found an extraordinary cluster of Stone Age artifacts that may have been the personal gear of a single prehistoric individual.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the week

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered dazzling newborn stars and thick cosmic dust in Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's most enormous star-forming cloud.

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Do figs really have dead wasps in them?

Does every fig you eat really have a dead wasp inside?

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Science history: Rosetta stone is deciphered, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization — Sept. 27, 1822

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and helped us understand one of the world's longest-running civilizations.

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Scientists asked ChatGPT to solve a math problem from more than 2,000 years ago — how it answered it surprised them

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI.

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Why does medicine taste bad?

Medicines help us recover from illness, but sometimes they taste gross. Why is that?

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Is acetaminophen safe in pregnancy? Here's what the science says.

In a recent announcement, President Trump warned that the active ingredient in Tylenol may be linked to autism. Here's what the data really shows.

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Mysterious cosmic explosion can't be explained, scientists say

Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no satisfying explanation for the mysterious cosmic explosion, but it may be linked to elusive intermediate-mass black holes.

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Scientists are unraveling the link between pollution and psoriasis

Researchers are uncovering how air pollution can trigger and worsen psoriasis, a chronic skin disease affecting millions worldwide.

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'If there is a space race, China's already winning it': NASA unlikely to bring Mars samples back to Earth before China does, experts say

"If there is a space race, China's already winning it, and could win it dramatically in the next few decades."

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Amazon rainforest trees are resisting climate change by getting fatter from CO2 in the atmosphere

Tree trunks in the Amazon are getting 3.3% thicker every decade as the plants absorb extra carbon dioxide, suggesting they are more resilient to global warming than previously thought.

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Scientists unveil world's first quantum computer built with regular silicon chips

A London-based startup has created the world's first full-stack quantum computer using a standard silicon CMOS chip fabrication process

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Cairo Fossil Forest: The oldest forest in North America with 385 million-year-old trees

The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say.

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'Gold coins started appearing one after another': 1,400-year-old hoard with money and jewelry unearthed near Sea of Galilee

A metal detectorist discovered a Byzantine era hoard of gold coins and jewelry near the Sea of Galilee.

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Science history: DART, humanity’s first-ever asteroid deflection mission, punches a space rock in the face — Sept. 26, 2022

On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, and raised hopes that a space rock could be deflected from a collision course with Earth.

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What's the hottest temperature the human body can endure?

Researchers believe there's an upper limit to the temperature the human body can withstand — but many people could face deadly health problems before reaching that threshold.

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Rare wampum beads discovered at 17th-century colony in Newfoundland

Archaeologists in Newfoundland have discovered seven tiny beads known as wampum that are made from seashells. They may be the first ever found in the province.

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