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How plant breeding transforms the foods we eat

Using tree rings to pinpoint ancient natural disasters

Exploring exoplanets with the Pandora Space Telescope

Searching for breakthroughs in generating fusion energy

Exploring an ancient fossil mystery in South America

Looking at the connection between evolution and aging

The next steps in studying childhood asthma

Studying this year's monsoon

The hidden value of protecting endangered species

Discovering what makes plants drought resistant

Changing the way we look at the stars

How better weather forecasting can make a difference in mortality rates

Firefighters focus on their health in a study about forever chemicals

Investigating similarities in how dogs and people age

Facing a literal loss for words

Examining the mysteries of gut health

Privately funded space exploration planned for Earth orbit

Studying solar flares on faraway suns

Imagining the next phase in lunar exploration

Understanding the genetic causes for ALS

Continuing research on Long COVID

A decade of discovery from the orbit of Jupiter

Charting the molecular signaling inside our cells

Using artificial intelligence to create Biosphere 3

Uncovering the mystery of a shrouded exoplanet

Looking at hard choices for water use in Arizona

Studying plasma and why it matters in physics

Why fruit flies are essential for biological research

How the science of aging fits into preventing disease

Helping an endangered desert fish survive

Investigating the health of California firefighters

The importance of gut health

Selling the importance of climate science

Updating the samples from asteroid Bennu

Connecting indigenous communities with the science of water use

Examining the science behind how we make choices

Tracking drought patterns via the jet stream using tree rings

Using machine learning to study natural language processing

Learning from squirrels about microbial health

Investigating the imaginative part of the human brain

Investigating coral reefs for signs of climate change

Turning to wildlife to stop the spread of wildfires

Feeding plants and animals using solar energy

Using dryland farming techniques to grow crops in the Southwest

Investigating dark matter in the universe

Coping with federal funding cutbacks for research grants

An operations update on the new Vera Rubin Observatory

Scanning the skies for a new ninth planet

Tracking the first human footprints in the Southwest

Updating strategies for planetary defense