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Science journalist, children's author. NASW, SCBWI. she/her averyhurt.com, @averyhurt.bksy.social
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Why Scientists Say This Personalized Cancer Vaccine Could Be a Game-Changer

Why Scientists Say This Personalized Cancer Vaccine Could Be a Game-Changer

The experimental mRNA vaccine successfully cleared phase 3 clinical trials, the last step necessary before it…

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The Okefenokee's dark waters hold secrets about climate and more

The Okefenokee's dark waters hold secrets about climate and more

This Georgia peat swamp's vast stores of carbon and water are under threat from mining and pollution. Scienti…

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Wolves Helped Save Yellowstone's Aspens, but the story is more complex than it appears

Wolves Helped Save Yellowstone's Aspens, but the story is more complex than it appears

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Can you grow new brain cells? The debate could reveal the secret of superagers.

Can you grow new brain cells? The debate could reveal the secret of superagers.

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate-and the result could…

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The Ozone Layer Is On Track for a Full Recovery, Thanks to Global Collaboration Since 1987

The Ozone Layer Is On Track for a Full Recovery, Thanks to Global Collaboration Since 1987

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Those Orcas Wearing Salmon Hats? It Might Not Be as Cute as You Think

Those Orcas Wearing Salmon Hats? It Might Not Be as Cute as You Think

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Sperm Whale Clicks May Be More Complex Than Once Thought, and Similar to Human Language

Sperm Whale Clicks May Be More Complex Than Once Thought, and Similar to Human Language

Learn how new discoveries about whale language also raise ethical and legal questions.

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How what you eat could affect what you dream

How what you eat could affect what you dream

The role of food in sleep and dreams is only just now being explored.

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Why Don't We See More Dead Animal Remains While Strolling in the Woods?

Why Don't We See More Dead Animal Remains While Strolling in the Woods?

Learn more about nature's quick, efficient, and fascinating process for cleaning up dead animals in the woods.

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Exercise helps fight cancer - and we may finally know why

Exercise helps fight cancer - and we may finally know why

Exercise seems to help prevent cancer and reduce the growth of tumours, and that protective effect may be due…

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Andromeda-Milky Way Galaxy Smash-Up May Not Happen As Soon As Expected

Andromeda-Milky Way Galaxy Smash-Up May Not Happen As Soon As Expected

Learn about the new research that changes the estimates of the Milky Way's demise.

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Research without lab animals? New tech is making it possible

Research without lab animals? New tech is making it possible

For decades, scientists have worked to phase out the use of animals in research. AI, 'lungs' on a chip and mo…

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Bat Tolerance to Viral Infections Could Help Humans Become More Resilient, Too

Bat Tolerance to Viral Infections Could Help Humans Become More Resilient, Too

Discover how learning more about how bats harbor viruses and infections without becoming ill could help keep …

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How Animals Tell Time Is Still a Mystery, But We Do Know They Measure It

How Animals Tell Time Is Still a Mystery, But We Do Know They Measure It

Animals don't wear watches, but they may be able to keep track of time. Learn how they do it.

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Orcas Imitate Human Speech as a Way to Communicate With Us

Orcas Imitate Human Speech as a Way to Communicate With Us

Learn how the deeply intelligent killer whale learns to communicate by listening.

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Mirror Molecules Can Treat Diseases, but Mirror Life Could Kill Us All

Mirror Molecules Can Treat Diseases, but Mirror Life Could Kill Us All

Scientists warn of taking mirror molecules too far.

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Looking Back at the Scopes Monkey Trial Nearly 100 Years Later

Looking Back at the Scopes Monkey Trial Nearly 100 Years Later

Learn how it was framed as a battle over the teaching of evolution, but the participants didn't see it quite …

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We Want to Hear Your Thoughts

We Want to Hear Your Thoughts

New brain-coding technology brings us one step closer to mind reading.

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Are plants intelligent? It seems to depend on how you define it

Are plants intelligent? It seems to depend on how you define it

Plants can do a lot of the same things animals do: communicate, learn - even remember. Now scientists want to…

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Be Careful What You Say - Your Cat May Be Listening

Be Careful What You Say - Your Cat May Be Listening

Research suggests that cats can learn words, sometimes faster than a human baby.

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Why are scientists suddenly interested in UFOs?

Why are scientists suddenly interested in UFOs?

For decades, science mostly ignored UFOs. Then in 2015 Navy pilots started reporting them. The U.S. governmen…

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Boredom can actually help people reach their creative potential. Here's how.

Boredom can actually help people reach their creative potential. Here's how.

Feelings of ennui provide important clues to learning more effectively, and can drive us toward more meaningf…

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Career Trajectories of Women Physicians Often Flatten Out

Career Trajectories of Women Physicians Often Flatten Out

It doesn’t have to be that way. Women share how they negotiated with themselves and their supervisors post-re…

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Invertebrates are pretty clever, but are they conscious?

Invertebrates are pretty clever, but are they conscious?

Scientists are designing experiments to test whether these animals have self-aware experiences as we do.

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