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Despite what cranks, frauds, and their fans will tell you, scientists do listen to amateurs with good ideas, as two recent news stories demonstrate.
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Suburbs have long been the subject of consternation and ire from activists and urban planners, and research seems to agree with their critiques.
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After decades of promises, fusion research finally yielded the breakthrough we've all been waiting to see. Sort of. And there's a lot of work still to do.
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Controversial new research offers us a chance to create tools to fight pandemics before they start. But can it really live up to its hype? And is it safe?
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Police are starting to use newborns' blood samples in criminal investigations involving their parents, alarming privacy advocates and legal scholars.
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Scientists figured out how to make cold brew coffee in a matter of minutes with laser pulses.
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Yet another study promising to help us find a planet beyond the orbit of Pluto fails. So, where exactly is Planet Nine? And why haven't we found it?
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When people go out of their way to avoid backlash, it taxes the mind. Now, researchers want to know how to make inclusivity easier on the brain.
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Don't ignore the media attention to worldwide heatwaves. They're a warning sign of why we can't handle climate change.
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New studies can answer why support for authoritarianism is on the rise and more and people are becoming disillusioned with democracy.
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Humanity won't collapse from climate change thanks to the steps we've already taken. But we will still be in serious trouble if we don't do more.
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A new energy startup wants to use lasers to make geothermal energy more accessible across the world. We should be rooting for their success.
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Researchers trying to give the world a nearly limitless source of clean energy are getting a hand from an AI trained to fight against 100+ million degree plasma.
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Websites were abuzz about quantum entangled tardigrades, making readers wonder what exactly does that mean and why you would do it.
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Yes, it seemed like the world was still falling apart in 2021, but there is still some very good news.
