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How roses evolved to become the flower of Valentine’s Day

8 romance novels for readers who love science, too

Let these nine romantic animals inspire you on Valentine’s Day

Following one of these five diets may be the key to living longer

Why an Army antidrone laser grounded flights at El Paso International Airport

How a year of RFK, Jr., has changed American science

How much energy is released when supermassive black holes collide?

AI tool decreased political polarization from social media algorithms

NASA launches Crew-12 astronauts in Valentine’s Day gift to the ISS

How to name a Madagascar hissing cockroach for Valentine’s Day at the Bronx Zoo

The story of the first kiss—21.5 million years ago

Join the Great Backyard Bird Count—for science!

AI uncovers solutions to Erdős problems, moving closer to transforming math

How often does the average person fart? Scientists built a device to find out

What repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ means for public health

‘Inside-out’ planetary system perplexes astronomers

Elephants' peculiar whiskers help them sense the world around them

Did astronomers just see a star blink out to become a black hole?

Katharine Burr Blodgett’s brilliance had to fit into the role of the only woman in a lab filled with men—it was the air she breathed

EPA scraps the ‘endangerment finding’ that climate change harms human health

The physics of ‘Penisgate’ and how ski jumpers fly

New research reveals how the brain separates speech into words

How do deep-sea fish see in dark water? This new study could hold the clue

This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop

The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit

Hair extensions may contain chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive issues

What does it take to eat like an Olympian?

FDA won’t consider a new mRNA vaccine for flu despite the technology’s life-saving promise

How ‘effectively zero-knowledge’ proofs could transform cryptography

Inside the Russian dialect coaching behind Heated Rivalry

Top medical groups join forces to review vaccine science as CDC faces criticism

Earth’s core may contain 45 oceans’ worth of hydrogen

Scientists may have discovered a pulsar at the Milky Way’s heart—a result that could reveal new physics

What came before the big bang?

The quirky geology behind Olympic curling stones

Rules of mysterious ancient Roman board game decoded by AI

Obesity increases risk of severe infections, study finds

Why has this winter been so cold in the U.S. East and warm in the country’s West?

Mathematicians launch First Proof, a first-of-its-kind math exam for AI

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show highlighted Puerto Rico’s power grid. Here’s why

Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize establishing a city on the moon instead of building a Mars colony

Mathematicians discover new ways to make round shapes

Yellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep underground

'Quad God' Ilia Malinin and the science of figure skating's near-impossible jumps

Babies are born with rhythm as NASA’s Artemis II faces delays and solar flares surge

Ancient seafarers helped shape Arctic ecosystems

The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns

What were the first animals? The fierce sponge-jelly battle that just won’t end

What ‘6-7,’ demons and The Big Bang Theory tell us about prime numbers

The science of how Olympian Lindsey Vonn can ski on injured knees