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Space junk falls to Earth faster when sunspots peak, reshaping satellite collision forecasts

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Space junk falls back to Earth faster as sunspot numbers climb

This common sleep habit could double your risk of heart attack

Oak trees are delaying spring to starve caterpillars

Webb space telescope reveals a scorching “super-Earth” that looks like Mercury

Reducing social inequality: Why the scope of measures is crucial

AI lets chemists design molecules by simply describing them

New algorithm spreads volunteers more fairly across nonprofits, with 8% broader reach

Extinct relative of koalas discovered in Western Australia

Safeguarding children in childcare: Teacher confidence key to addressing trauma

Male coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had expected

CPR simulator for space use tracks the differences of blood flow in reduced gravity

Polymer 'bristles' could help repel proteins—and germs—from surfaces in medical settings

Colonialism and the role of science in the history of Lake Malawi's fisheries

Carnivorous plants and wasps blur the line between friend and food

A skull full of surprises: Discovering the evolutionary secrets of fish brains

Climate scientist finds large errors in a global climate pollution database

Singing mice puff up air sacs to make their sweet songs

The moon's formation still remains a mystery in many ways

Subglacial CH₄ export from the Greenland Ice Sheet linked to a mid-Holocene warm period

Small talk shapes big trends: Physics predicts how language patterns spread

Red tape and regulations: A powerful weapon in a new economic reality

Cryo-EM imaging reveals how the body stops bleeding

Scientists boost strawberry flavor and nutrition without changing growth

Where was Baltica 616 million years ago? Paleomagnetic data offer revised answer

Giant squid among rare and elusive marine life detected off Western Australia's coast

Scientists map genetic switches on mosquito reproductive genes, advancing tools to fight disease

Planet 9 volunteers double known population of brown dwarfs

Close Juno flyby unlocks sharp new image of Jupiter moon Thebe

The Best of NASA’s Newly Released Photos From the Artemis II Mission

Watch as NASA's Curiosity Rover frees its drill from a rock

Almost all plant-based meat alternatives contain mycotoxins, new research finds

Biological invasions can cause severe animal suffering

Digitizing microscope slides can uncover billions of fossils for natural history

Polar vortex forecasts gain months of lead time with new climate-based method

Rain barrels and other household stormwater strategies are working—for now

AI Music vs. My Parents

How to equip girls for an increasingly AI-driven world

Watermelon super-pangenome paves the way for precision breeding

Microplastics pass through earthworms without accumulating in body tissues, study shows

Scientists connect “time crystal” to real device in quantum breakthrough

Three billion years ago, Earth's life relied on a rare metal

'Solar-blind' 2D heterostructure delivers 422-fold responsivity gain for UV sensing

Q&A: How are teachers reckoning with AI in schools?

Greener process recovers over 96% of rare earths from permanent magnets

Stanford’s new chip boosts light 100x with surprisingly low energy

Timor green pigeon 'likely to go extinct' without urgent action, according to scientists

Less water, same taste: New approach helps growers produce sweet corn more efficiently

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere just hit a ‘depressing’ record high

Chemistry-aware AI can generate millions of plausible new molecules