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What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?
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Scientists and engineers fight to save Notre Dame Cathedral after the 2019 fire.
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Scientists look to geoengineering and other methods to cool the planet.
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Can bringing predators—and fear—back into an ecosystem help restore its natural balance?
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CRISPR gene-editing technology is advancing quickly. What can it do now—and in the future?
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Scientists race to understand and defeat the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Could it be that body fat has more to do with biological processes than personal choices?