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Plastics: Durable, Diverse, and Indestructible
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Processing can turn the same plastic into very different products.
Half Sisters Unite Thanks to DNA Testing
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In 2018, June Smith takes a consumer DNA test, hoping to solve a longstanding mystery.
Repairing Notre Dame's Vaults with Underground Quarries
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Hidden under Paris is a rich source of limestone, a vast labyrinth of quarry tunnels.
How Percy Julian Became a Great 20th Century Scientist
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It took Black chemist Percy Julian more than 10 years to earn his Ph.D.
How—and why—DNA Testing Uses Biased Reference Databases
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Are DNA ancestry tests equally accurate for all test takers?
Meet the NASA Scientist Who Uses Lasers to Study Forests
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This researcher shoots lasers at trees in order to measure how much carbon forests store.
Meet the Enzyme Driving Photosynthesis
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Hear from two scientists trying to hack photosynthesis.
Dream Hacking: Decisions, Addictions, and Sleep
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Watch the first-ever video documenting this live two-way dream communication.
Where Did the Cannabis Plant Come From?
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What cannabis DNA can reveal about the plant’s evolution.
Growing Simple Cells with the Help of... Soap?
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To jumpstart evolution, a scientist shows, just add soap.
Lingering Symptoms from COVID-19 are “Unprecedented”
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Could an out-of-order immune system be to blame?
What Gives Hot Peppers Their Heat?
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"Beyond the Elements" host David Pogue explores the science of hot peppers—viscerally.
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