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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

New York City could see its hottest weather in more than a decade

What is a Lagrangian used for in physics?

AI finds hidden ECG signal that predicts sudden cardiac death risk

China’s LineShine supercomputer tops global rankings with almost 2 quintillion calculations per second

London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens

Stunning new image of the Milky Way reveals its glittering heart

Chaotic pigeons are helping redefine what we know about learning

Why botulism keeps cropping up in infant formula

Extreme heat is setting in for July 4. Here’s what to know

How to spot an AI-generated face, according to science

NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope

Gene-editing startups are using CRISPR to treat diseases

How to tell a comet from an asteroid and a meteor from a meteorite

How to protect Earth from a deadly asteroid impact

What's best for baking—butter or margarine? A food scientist explains

Will humans one day talk to animals? This scientist is bringing us closer

What happens at the edge of a black hole? Astronomers may be close to finding out

Ancient Roman scrolls destroyed by Mount Vesuvius digitally unrolled in full for first time

Cosmic imposters show astronomers sometimes get things hilariously wrong

How Mbappe, Haaland and Messi use psychology to stay sharp at the World Cup

France just hit its hottest day ever recorded

Fundamental principles of the universe called into question by two physicists

How quantum sensing could reveal hidden faults in thousands of U.S. bridges

Weight loss drugs don't work for everyone—here’s why

Top quantum computer expert claims Microsoft’s ‘topological qubit’ doesn’t hold up

Extreme heat is muddling animals’ brains—and even triggering aggression

How underappreciated mathematician Emmy Noether helped prove physics' most fundamental theories

The first ticking ‘nuclear clocks’ are here

Why the paint is peeling off the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—experts explain