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Why the controversy over de-extinction risks missing the point

Is Earth the only planet with total solar eclipses?

‘Dark’ comets sprouting tails could help solve interstellar mysteries

Physicist says splashy new cosmology study made ‘elemental’ mistake

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These absurdly cute mice live at higher altitudes than any other mammal—here’s how they do it

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Cases of explosive diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis are rising fast in the U.S.

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Early bird, night owl or something else? Five patterns may define how we sleep

Scientists get clearest view yet of a spreading seafloor

Can we geoengineer ourselves out of an El Niño year?

RFK, Jr. is turning his attention to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce

Why ‘Neil the seal’ is unleashing chaos in Tasmania

Einstein’s greatest theory triumphs again in landmark frame-dragging measurement

Detecting hidden nuclear weapons in space may be possible using cosmic rays

Why more extreme rain could mean more shark bites

International timekeepers to vote on changing the leap second to a leap hour

Why are the steel beams inside a Manhattan skyscraper buckling? Experts explain

How math helped the Allies win World War II

Should you be taking creatine? Here's what the science says

Astronomers discover some of the most extreme primordial quasars in the universe

New York City’s Manhattanhenge is back—here’s how to see it

Too many sleepless nights may lead to weight gain

Did our modern human ancestors and Neanderthals share a common culture?

Wordle, but for art history—Anthropeum turns the Met Museum into an online game

NASA’s exoplanet mission accidentally discovers a world it was never meant to find

Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 beams back first image of Earth’s “mini moon”

Can the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy be improved with AI?

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in—and they’re not good

For July 4, NASA unveils an astronomical fireworks show, complete with sound effects

How working memory could give rise to consciousness

Ancient ‘hobbits’ feasted on Komodo dragons’ leftovers

July 4 heat wave would've been 'virtually impossible' in 1776

Archaeologists uncover new history from the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major battle of the American Revolution

What will happen to the moon in the far future?

The biological dogma that women don’t make new eggs after birth may be wrong

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s algae problem has better solutions than hydrogen peroxide, experts say

NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked in a Mars simulation

Male marathoners might be twice as likely to ‘hit the wall’ as women—the reason why might surprise you

How to avoid heat illness and stay safe during the mega heat wave

Why digital government records are so hard to preserve

The White House goes all in on aliens with new UAP Science Advisory Council

Ancient cave paintings can harbor human DNA for millennia, scientists find

Global ocean temperatures are entering ‘uncharted territory,’ climate scientists say

Earth is home to 20 million insect species—three times more than we thought

The Rubin telescope just began the largest cosmic time-lapse in history

This planet survived the death of its star—and kept its atmosphere

Scientists just unveiled ‘cyborg’ cockroaches that can breathe underwater for hours

Supreme Court limits police searches of phone location data

Why this 98-qubit quantum computer is a big deal

Europe’s Future Circular Collider could revolutionize particle physics—if it’s ever built

NASA announces Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and Firefly to build lunar landers for a future moon base