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[sahy-uhns] / ˈsaɪ əns /


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The cuts are being made despite an overall record increase in the science budget.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

It reflects the anthropomorphic tendencies in our science fiction and commentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The personable Karty majored in computer science and has a mind for math.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Since the days when artificial intelligence seemed more like fiction than science, one idea has captivated the field’s top researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

“The science stuff is safe,” Nim said, but her father didn’t seem to care as much as she’d thought he would.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

She also earned a bachelor of science in health sciences from Cal State Dominguez Hills in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“It’s like an enormous bathtub sloshing around,” Mark Cane, professor emeritus of earth and climate sciences at Columbia University, told NPR on Monday.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The University of Melbourne's associate head of psychological sciences, Lisa Phillips, said she was not surprised it was a female lawmaker who had been attacked.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

"It's all about fine-tuning and making sure it's going to be an even slice," said Sweet, who studies biological sciences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

One geologist later described it as "probably the most significant paper in the earth sciences ever to be denied publication."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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