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Does Cooperation Beat Cheating After All?

Odor‑resistant and soft on the skin: The science of merino wool explained

Could Earth have sent life to Jupiter's moon Europa?

Laser Interferometer Space Antenna could double as an asteroid scale

Most people who stop GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic eventually return

Walking shark found in Papua New Guinea is new to science

The best place to look for alien megastructures might be moon dust

Young coqui frogs 'play it safe' when disease strikes, study finds

NASA seems to be backing away from hunting for life on Mars

World Cup Fever Study now open to all major smartwatches

Radiocarbon dating confirms 10,000 years of continuous human occupation in the Pyrenees

Study tracks juvenile sturgeon from Ohio's first-ever reintroduction effort

Back from the brink: Bettongs return to the desert

Young disk around WRAY 15-1880 may contain a primitive planetary system

Semaglutide (Ozempic) linked to fewer bone fractures despite greater weight loss

Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity

New alliance to protect Atlantic's leatherback turtles launched on World Sea Turtle Day

Here’s how big the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo might be

New tool helps protect communities from flooding during rain-on-snow events and optimize reservoir management

Scientists found a way to explain bird flocks that “defy” Newton’s third law

Jury service boosts public trust in courts, but fewer Americans are serving

Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life

New research suggests writing with AI demands more thought from students, not less

Powerful UFO spotted blasting from a distant black hole

Math Puzzle: Go to great lengths

Scientists just found a hidden weakness in forever chemicals

Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa redefines how the brain learns

Experts probe 'shock' arrival of mosquito virus in Scotland

Trump’s Genesis Mission is putting AI to work on nuclear weapons

Tonima Tasnim Ananna: Young American Scientist studying the behavior of supermassive black holes

Science crossword: Looking to the future

Readers respond to the March 2026 issue

Poem: ‘The Soliloquy of Schrödinger’s Cat’

July/August 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

J. Craig Venter’s last interview—on AI, risk-taking and immortality

America’s compact between science and politics is broken

These young scientists are on our radar

Atul Gawande explains why U.S. leadership in global health matters more than ever

Allie Balter-Kennedy: Young American Scientist studying ice cores to better foresee climate change

Timnit Gebru on how to safeguard independent science for the AI age

Samagya Banskota: Young American Scientist developing new ways to deliver therapeutics

Alan Lightman on his childhood in science

Science is under pressure again. Here’s what that means for young researchers

Nobel-winning biologist Elizabeth Blackburn on why science is all about ‘keeping the long view’

Jenny Bergner: Young American Scientist recreating cosmic chemistry to understand how planets form

U.S. scientists are being lured abroad—and they aren't looking back

Senator Mark Kelly reveals why science is critical to America’s future

Adam Bowman: Young American Scientist making it easier to see neurons communicate

Inside U.S. labs at a moment of fear—and unexpected promise

Colin Carlson: Young American Scientist linking climate change to human health and ecological diversity