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Penguins likely starved to death en masse: Populations off South Africa may have fallen 95% in just 8 years

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Space debris: Will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?

Why Stress Sparks Hair Loss, According to Mice

New study finds strong link between intimate partner violence and firearm ownership

Crick and Watson Did Not Steal Franklin’s Data

Space debris poses growing threat, but new study suggests cleanup is feasible

Quantum technology moves from lab to life, but widespread use remains years away

A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized, habitable-zone exoplanet

Astrophysicists test a new piece of the sky to probe dark matter and dark energy

Discovery could give investigators a new tool in death investigations

New massive duck-billed dinosaur species identified

We Finally Know the Time of Day on Mars

How probation officers—criminal legal system's most diverse group—experience their roles

Lightning channels reveal hidden bursts: Lateral negative re-discharges observed for first time

Q&A: Why understanding stem cells is the root of treating diseases from psoriasis to cancer

Frequent flares from TRAPPIST-1 could impact habitability of nearby planets

Ultrasonic pest control can protect beehives

More access to nature data does not guarantee responsible use policies

CDC Vaccine Panel in Disarray over Hepatitis B Vote

Phonetic or morpholexical issues? New study reveals ambiguity for Japanese learners of French

Researchers highlight need for caution in selecting global soil moisture data

High-energy-density barocaloric material could enable smaller, lighter solid-state cooling devices

NASA completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction

U.S. Man Dies of Rabies after Receiving Infected Kidney Transplant

Cracking the code of why and when some choose to 'self-handicap'

Seeding jet exhaust with ice-nucleating particles could reduce aviation's climate impact

Catalyst insight may unlock safer, on-demand ozone water disinfection

Researchers find promising adaptations to climate change in tropical forests

New statistical tools sharpen the search for causal DNA changes in livestock

Canada's federal budget for 2025 shows partial alignment with farmers' priorities, new analysis reveals

The Air In Hospitals and On Airplanes Is Cleaner Than You Think

How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal

Trump NASA nominee aims to beat China in new moon race

Scientific American’s Best Nonfiction of 2025

Scientific American’s Best Fiction of 2025

AI can influence voters' minds. What does that mean for democracy?

Increasing plant diversity in agricultural grasslands boosts yields, reducing reliance on fertilizer

Scientists capture first detailed look inside droplet-like structures of compacted DNA

AI chatbots can effectively sway voters—in either direction

A new role for DNA loops in repairing genetic damage

Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex, new study confirms

Nanotyrannus is still not a teenage T. rex

How a bacterial toxin linked to colon cancer messes with DNA

Chatbots spewing facts, and falsehoods, can sway voters

AI Chatbots Shown to Sway Voters, Raising New Fears about Election Influence

How sound moves on Mars

Women are still absent from how history is taught and assessed in England

More detail on what clothes feel like could make life easier for shoppers, and save retailers money

Exploring how Mussolini's Italy merged animal husbandry with consumption policies

Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu