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Why are winter storm forecasts all over the place?

Why mining Greenland’s minerals is so challenging

Scientists create exotic new forms of ice never before seen on Earth

Dolphins with more close friends age more slowly

This is the most complete skeleton yet of our ancestor Homo habilis

What’s the biggest explosion in the universe?

Forensic science meets ancient art—inside the quest for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA

Colon cancer is killing more young people in the U.S. than any other cancer

NIH ends fetal tissue research

Is the flu shot linked to dysphonia? Here’s what the science says

Sonic booms can protect Earth from dangerous space junk

Ancient bacterium’s genome could rewrite the history of syphilis

Parents might age faster or slower based on how many kids they have

Scientists just calculated how many microplastics are in our atmosphere. The number is absolutely shocking

NASA Crew-11 astronauts reflect on ISS medical evacuation and future of human spaceflight

‘Bat accelerator’ unlocks new clues to how these animals navigate

Mystery Prototaxites tower fossils may represent a newly discovered kind of life

New JWST images show Helix Nebula in astonishing clarity

Oldest cave art ever found discovered in Indonesia

NASA quietly ends financial support for planetary science groups

Deer may see hidden glowing signs in forests

Watch three solar prominences erupt in epic video

Can science explain consciousness?

California wildfire smoke linked to increased autism diagnoses, new study finds

RSV is surging, but antibody shots and vaccines can protect babies

World has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warns

Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?

As the U.S. marks a year of measles outbreaks, is the disease back for good?

Is AI really conscious—or are we bringing it to life?

Can a ‘brain in a vat’ be conscious?

Your guide to 29 wildly different theories of consciousness

Which dog breed stereotypes are true? Here’s the science

What is consciousness? Science faces its hardest problem yet

Science crossword: Consciousness carriers

Readers respond to the October 2025 issue

Poem: ‘E = mc²’

Math puzzle: A winning loser

Life’s evil twins—mirror cells—could doom Earth if scientists don’t stop them

JWST could finally spot the very first stars in the universe

How extremophile molds are destroying museum artifacts

Heal injuries faster with new science

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

A bright light in the dark

New brain training study could help explain the placebo effect

First-ever flexible tool use seen in a cow suggests livestock are smarter than believed

Meet ‘Baseodiscus the Eldest,’ a record-setting ribbon worm more than 27 years old

Spiders build giant decoys to scare predators from webs

EPA rule sparks air quality concerns, cancer survival hits record high, and NASA executes historic space evacuation

NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon is inching toward the launch pad

This gene may determine if dogs have long, floppy ears or short, study ones