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Scientists Are Finding New Ways to Control AI's Behavior

A new study, shared exclusively with TIME ahead of publication, reveals a promising technique for discouraging AI models from cheating by changing how they're trained.

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Asian scientists are looking to South Korea as it becomes harder to stay in the US

As tightening US visa restrictions and geopolitics lock out Asian researchers from Western institutions, South Korea is emerging as a new academic sanctuary for top talent. According to Yoo Ji-beom, president of Sungkyunkwan University...

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Truth score: 41 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 75 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Microplastics are showing up in 2 breakfast favorites — and scientists aren’t exactly sure why

Wake up and smell the coffee — your favorite breakfast foods may be riddled with plastic.

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Truth score: 36 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 60 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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People Think They Drive Better High. These Scientists Are Testing the Theory.

Inside the lab that’s decoding the dangers of driving stoned.

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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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How do octopuses squeeze through tiny holes?

It likely depends on noggin size.

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Truth score: 48 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 3 Amplification: 0

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Scientists discover there are way more bugs in California than you thought

A new study published in the journal Ecography finds that there are more than 60,000 different species of insects in California—and scientists have only described about two-thirds of them.

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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Scientists Link Cannabis to Stroke—and Casual Users Aren’t Off the Hook

It's the latest piece of research tying cannabis use to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Truth score: 40 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 70 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out

In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

Astronomers find that a white dwarf’s density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the star’s atmosphere.

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Truth score: 42 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 78 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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3D-printed ghost guns are a notorious blind spot. Scientists may have finally cracked the traceability problem

Most conventional firearms come with serial numbers and leave unique microscopic markings on bullets and cartridge cases when fired. Investigators can use these clues to trace weapons or connect them to crimes. However, 3D-printed...

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Truth score: 38 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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A little-known type of dementia leaves patients like Bruce Willis unrecognizable to their loved ones. These are the signs you have the gene... and why scientists believe one family holds the key to eradicating the disease

Frontotemporal dementia is confoundedly rare; perhaps a few hundred thousand people have it worldwide, though that estimate is complicated by how difficult it is to diagnose.

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Truth score: 37 (Weakly supported) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 1 Reliability: 63 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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FDA scientists opposed Trump administration’s move to ease peptide access

(MedPage Today) -- There are "zero" signs that HHS Secretary Robert F. (MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration on Wednesday acted to ease access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Covered by 3 outlets: 1...

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Truth score: 66 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 4 Reliability: 74 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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‘Zeptoverse’: CERN scientists uncover evidence of extraordinarily rare particle decay

Scientists at CERN have found evidence of an extraordinarily rare particle decay using the Large Hadron Collider. Physicists with the LHCb Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced today evidence for an extremely rare...

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Truth score: 56 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 5 Amplification: 0

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Nancy Guthrie task force meets with Florida DNA scientists as case nears 9-month mark

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie said Friday that members of the task force traveled to Florida to push forward DNA analysis in the case that is about to enter its ninth month. The Pima County Sheriff’s...

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Truth score: 89 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 15 Reliability: 71 Bias severity: 33 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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‘It’s really, really unusual’: tender bond between male donkey and bull baffles scientists

Patroclo and Achille’s interspecies affair sheds new light on social and sexual relations between animals, scientists say In ancient myth, Achilles and Patroclus were two Greek heroes of the Trojan war whose intense bond was believed by...

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Truth score: 61 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 71 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -33Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Telescope spots possible new dwarf planet orbiting beyond Pluto

Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. The Vera C. Covered by 9 outlets: 2 lean left, 4 are centre, 1 lean right, 2 are not rated.

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Truth score: 81 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 11 Reliability: 67 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 12Sentiment: -8Sensationalism: 2 Amplification: 0

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Molecular traces from 'blood cells' found in 115-million-year-old dinosaur bones

The surprise discovery of an iron-carrying molecule preserved in the bones of a Brazilian dinosaur adds to research about soft tissues found in fossils that are millions of years old. Once thought impossible, the molecules were...

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Truth score: 70 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 8 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 1 Amplification: 0

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The Ozone Hole Is the Largest It’s Been in a Decade. The Reason May Surprise You

Scientists at NASA and NOAA found the hole to be nearly three times the size of the United States this year. Atypical weather conditions caused the Antarctic ozone hole to grow to an unusually large size in 2026, NOAA and NASA...

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Google News14%
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Truth score: 72 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 7 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 29Sensationalism: 6 Amplification: 0

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Physicists step closer to the 'Zeptoverse' after 42-year particle search

Physicists have found evidence of a particle decay so rare that it is expected to occur only around once in every 10 billion "beauty" particles. Covered by 3 outlets: 3 are centre.

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Truth score: 55 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 3 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 12Sensationalism: 3 Amplification: 0

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Rare meteorite from Mars gives us a view into its ancient crust

Minerals in the space rock provide hints about the early history of the red planet, when water was flowing on the surface. Covered by 9 outlets: 5 lean left, 3 are centre, 1 are not rated.

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Altar Stone mystery continues as Stonehenge theory overturned

It was thought the Stonehenge artefact was from north east Scotland but a new study disputes that. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 3 are centre, 1 are not rated.

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Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to follow their mysterious migration

As a child, Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón wondered where monarch butterflies stop for a meal and a night’s rest on their long migrations across North America. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 are centre.

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Could the earliest weakening of the polar vortex on record bring UK snow?

An unprecedented early weakening of the polar vortex is causing uncertainty amongst experts over the impact it will have on UK weather as Simon King explains. An unusual polar vortex disruption could raise the risk of colder U.S....

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Newsweek Media Group12%
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Truth score: 76 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 8 Reliability: 64 Bias severity: 33 Risk: 14Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 3 Amplification: 0

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Rare 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite reveals clues to planet's ancient past

Scientists at the University of New Mexico have played a key role in identifying a rare, 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite that provides new evidence that the red planet may have once had a wetter, Earth-like environment....

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Truth score: 58 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 4 Reliability: 65 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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The EconomistCenter

Astronomers are mystified by little red dots in the sky

So far, observations by instruments including the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the presence of surprisingly massive black holes in the early universe. Covered by 3 outlets: 3 are centre.

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  • Phys Webb Space Telescope's little red dots could hold key to first black holes

    Johns Hopkins researchers searching the expanse of the universe for the existence of the first black holes are zeroing in on little red dots that may hold the key to the theoretical phenomenon.

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  • News Astronomers are mystified by little red dots in the sky - The Economist

    Astronomers are mystified by little red dots in the sky The Economist Webb Space Telescope's little red dots could hold key to first black holes Johns Hopkins University Could primordial black holes hold the key to...

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Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos

Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard, has argued that she was vindictively prosecuted after her arrest in 2025. A judge has granted a request from prosecutors to drop the criminal case against Kseniia Petrova, the Russian researcher...

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United States86%
United Kingdom14%
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NY Times Company14%
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Independent14%
Comcast14%
Scott Trust14%
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Fact / opinion7/0
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Truth score: 76 (Corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 7 Reliability: 80 Bias severity: 100 Risk: 0Sentiment: -86Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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BBC NewsCenter

University of Cambridge scientist among those who died in Spanish train crash

Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling to a conference to receive award for scientific excellence in developmental biology An “inspiring” University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train collision on Wednesday that killed at least...

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United Kingdom86%
United States14%
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Comcast14%
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Scott Trust14%
Google News14%
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Truth score: 80 (Strongly corroborated) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 7 Reliability: 77 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -90Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Scientists Thought California Had as Few as 26,000 Insect Species. They Were Way Off

A statewide survey has revealed the true scale of California's insect biodiversity.

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Truth score: 54 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 68 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: 0Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Scientists identify how a gut bacterium may trigger colon cancer

A study has uncovered a molecular mechanism through which a common gut bacterium’s toxin attacks colon cells, opening a possible path to protection

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Truth score: 55 (Limited corroboration) Propaganda risk: 0 Trending: Low Sources: 2 Reliability: 72 Bias severity: 0 Risk: 0Sentiment: -50Sensationalism: 0 Amplification: 0

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Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. They say it’s a cause for joy

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — It would seem difficult to miss a 15,000-pound (6,804-kilogram) baby, but for months scientists who study rare whales did just that, and now they couldn’t be happier. Researchers in Canada captured images of an...

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