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Virtual reality fish platform offers insights into the impact of artificial light on aquatic life

The best science books to read this summer, according to Scientific American editors

Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp

Why the same DNA damage causes cancer in some people but not others

After 241 days in orbit this NASA astronaut is finally home

A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS

French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time

Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California

France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way

Saber-toothed cats' spinal tumors suggest inbred species struggled to survive

Spines of saber-toothed cats tell a tale of the doomed species

Tigray's old grapevines have survived against the odds: New research uncovers their genetic and historic value

Near a black hole, gravity changes a quantum circuit's readings, not its rules

Forest productivity, not rapid warming, shapes Northern Eurasia's carbon sink

Twisted laser light distinguishes mirror-image molecules by their fragment counts

When a teenager makes the 'stupid choice,' their brain is working exactly as designed

Gamma-ray pulsations reveal extreme 3.2-millisecond pulsar 3,900 light-years away

Trace molecules emerge as chemical 'keystones' that steer life's communities

A quantum heat engine that simultaneously provides work and refrigeration

DNA vacuum captures animal traces from air to map Danish wildlife

Jimothy the Raccoon Survived Against the Odds, a Testament to Sophisticated Brains and Devoted Mothers

The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire

Your AI calorie-tracking app may be off by 345 calories

Angola's oldest burials, including its only known ancient cremation, uncovered at a 15th-century site doomed by a dam

CRISPR makes prostate cancer vulnerable to immunotherapy

Why losing the wrong fat can trigger diabetes

As wildfires grip France and Spain, what are the risks from the smoke?

A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia

550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse

Scotland declares 'major' wildfire in Cairngorms national park

Thousands crowd shelters as wildfires force exodus in France, Spain

Inside the Backrooms: The internet’s creepiest place is becoming a tourist attraction

Hidden genetic diversity helped inbred brown tree snakes conquer guam

Scientists trace the shocking origin of human eyes to an ancient “cyclops”

'I can't work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore': Why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs

New research shows how language experience shapes human communication

'I get caught up in the numbers game': Why useful social media content gets lost online

Unwritten social rules, not government oversight, help keep forest land sustainable

Syria's ancient sites face widespread looting and systematic bulldozing, satellite images reveal

New model maps how social media users repeatedly spread misinformation

Cameras attached to whale sharks capture krill chases never witnessed before

China evacuates 340,000 people as Typhoon Noul approaches

Spain fights to 'save lives' as wildfire evacuees shelter in Madrid

SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks

The hunt for a natural molecule that can release cellular energy

Ancient bones from smaller Maya communities reveal heavy reliance on maize and local subsistence patterns

A single dose reversed autism-like symptoms in adult mice within hours

Herbivore species dynamics is key to grassland food web stability

Superagers keep youthful memories but their DNA does not explain why

Scientists put the “recycling is a distraction” claim to the test