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German firms join forces on space surveillance system

Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine

Non-native diet makes Fischer's Blue butterflies less attractive to mates, influencing reproduction

Silver vine or catnip? When cats can choose, silver vine wins

Hidden earthquake faults beneath Seattle may be more dangerous than expected

The Earthquake Illusion

Scientists race to develop Ebola drugs as outbreak surges

How to Predict an Earthquake

Cities meet ecology: New framework measures urban vibrancy through 13 human activity types

MeerKAT discovers 15 new millisecond pulsars in a well known globular cluster

Scientists were wrong about this “rule-breaking” particle

A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

Climate report says world won't get as hot as feared but will pass warming limit

New 'Happy-Face' spider species discovered in the Indian Himalayas

Booking site crackdown failed to cut online hotel prices—but unlocked cheaper deals offline

Scientists boosted one protein and aging mice became stronger and healthier

People who lost the most weight on Ozempic saw huge health benefits

Wind-assisted cargo ships could more than halve shipping emissions

Scientists call for stewardship practices to be integrated into biodiversity conservation frameworks

Antarctic plants may face a growing fungal threat from warming soils

Indigenous Australians were the world's first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

Food relief comes in many packages

Colossal claims an artificial eggshell will help it bring back the moa

Feeling connected at school aids pupil mental health and attendance, study finds

The Science of Cities. 10 Books You Must Read

Fish can pass PFAS safety limits one chemical at a time, but cocktail effects reveal a bigger unseen risk

Consistency check casts doubt on evolving dark energy

Asteroid 2022 OB5 spins too fast for current prospectors, highlighting the divide between 'accessible' and 'exploitable'

Busseiron and the formation of a discipline in Japanese physics

Math puzzle: Fix the matchstick equation

Female beast hunters battled leopards in ancient Rome

Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm

Which problems will quantum computers solve—and when?

The Riemann hypothesis is a million-dollar math problem hardly anyone is trying to solve

Science crossword: At the same time

Readers respond to the February 2026 issue

Quantum computing is reaching its make-or-break moment

Poem: ‘Horseshoe Crab’

New ways to keep from losing muscle on Ozempic

New high‑resolution map transforms what we know about Roman roads and the Roman Empire

NASA dreams of a nuclear power plant on the moon. Here’s why

June 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

How commercial satellites are changing modern warfare

Helion Energy is building a fusion power plant. Can its technology deliver?

A real quantum leap

A field guide to quantum computer qubits

Rare graves reveal a lost world of Bronze Age Europe hidden for 3,000 years

The future of robot armies is here – and it’s not what you think

Seabird world shrinks as oceans warm, forcing longer flights to survive

Extreme weather events are accelerating tidal wetland loss, satellite data show