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Tiny alien-like blue octopus discovered lurking off the Galapagos Islands

Ocean census reveals more than 1,100 new species

The universe could have 18 possible shapes

SpaceX launches Starship V3—the world's most powerful and tallest rocket ever

Why lawyers keep citing fake cases invented by AI

Far side moon photos reveal hidden lunar minerals in brilliant color

Earth’s molten outer core is behaving in chaotic, unexpected ways

Rare Ebola-causing Bundibugyo virus is uniquely challenging to treat. Here’s why

Span wants to turn homes into mini data centers

What will happen if the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies collide?

What is E15 fuel? Why higher-ethanol gasoline could raise summer smog levels

Bixonimania’—the fake illness that AI fell for

SpaceX scrubs launch of Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built

Hidden structural features inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid may have helped it withstand earthquakes, new study finds

Hantavirus found in shocking number of Pacific Northwest rodents

JWST sees partly cloudy skies on a distant, giant exoplanet

Scientists discover why gold doesn’t ‘rust’

A new study says you need 10 hours of exercise a week. Can that really be possible?

NOAA predicts quieter Atlantic hurricane season for 2026—but the Pacific is another story

Trial of next-gen weight-loss drug retatrutide brings it one step closer to FDA approval

AI just solved an 80-year-old ‘Erdős problem,’ and mathematicians are amazed

Can math predict the end of humanity? Inside the ‘doomsday argument’

Watch SpaceX launch Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket yet

Daddy longlegs are actually bloodthirsty killers—of frogs

Start-up reveals ‘artificial egg’ to resurrect extinct birds, but scientists say the work misses the point

Screen time limits can protect children’s health, U.S. surgeon general advisory says

An Ebola outbreak is spreading fast. Should you be worried?

These bizarre fossils represent some of the earliest moving, sexually reproducing life ever discovered

Vaccines for Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak are being developed, but none are ready yet

NASA’s Psyche captures gorgeous Mars crescent photo on way to asteroid

The Colorado Avalanche is dominating the NHL—Denver’s high elevation could be the reason

NASA’s plan for a nuclear reactor on the moon could change space exploration forever—if it works

Did the last common ancestor of humans and apes walk like a gorilla? A new study offers a clue

Extreme heat is breaking records in the East. Here’s why

The U.S. just experienced its hottest 12 months on record

SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker’s death

What it’s like being stuck in a hantavirus quarantine for six weeks

‘Sensational’ proof topples decades-old geometry problem

New NASA Hubble image captures a rare, turbulent galaxy

Scientists race to develop Ebola drugs as outbreak surges

Math puzzle: Fix the matchstick equation

Female beast hunters battled leopards in ancient Rome

Readers respond to the February 2026 issue

Quantum computing is reaching its make-or-break moment

New ways to keep from losing muscle on Ozempic

New high‑resolution map transforms what we know about Roman roads and the Roman Empire

NASA dreams of a nuclear power plant on the moon. Here’s why

How commercial satellites are changing modern warfare

Helion Energy is building a fusion power plant. Can its technology deliver?

A real quantum leap