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JWST discovers ‘red monster’ galaxy that challenges astronomers’ understanding of the early universe

Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79

Infamous geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at 79

Should schools limit kids’ screen time? The science is murky

What’s faster than light? Darkness

Measles outbreaks can end, but the danger of the disease doesn’t

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A giant hailstorm just killed an emu at a Missouri zoo

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What happened after the fall of Rome? Ancient genomes offer new clues

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DOJ indicts former Fauci adviser David Morens on charges related to COVID pandemic

What you eat for lunch could influence your immune system just hours later

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein connects physics, poetry and pop culture

NASA chief Jared Isaacman hints at campaign to make Pluto a planet again

City birds appear more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why

Humanity may be doomed to die in nuclear war—unless we act soon, physicist David Gross says

The Simpsons reference that refutes one of history’s greatest mathematicians

Fusion energy company Commonwealth applies to join a U.S. power grid—a first

Watch Astrobotic’s latest record-breaking ‘ring of fire’ rocket engine test

Polycystic ovary syndrome might affect men, too. Here’s how

War in Iran spotlights the risk to drinking water for millions in the Persian Gulf

The science behind the Adidas shoes that helped two marathoners break the two-hour mark

Iconic Sombrero Galaxy captured in incredible detail, revealing its enormous glowing halo

People trust vaccine scientists as much as other researchers, poll shows

Blood filtering could help treat preeclampsia, pilot study suggests

Zepbound’s and Ozempic’s greatest benefit may be their anti-inflammatory power

NASA Curiosity discovery, suicide hotline hope, the AI voice clone upper hand

Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration

‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk, and more

‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread

Can electric air taxis carry passengers? Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 just cleared a key test

Mollusk shells could pave the way to greener materials

One scientist’s 10-year quest to calculate the strength of gravity

RFK, Jr., praises ibogaine for depression treatment. Is the psychedelic a magic bullet?

RFK, Jr., puts psychedelics on fast track to FDA review and approval

Alien comet reveals our solar system is the oddball

How darkness might save migratory birds

New JWST images reveal cosmic question marks and buckyballs in a planetary nebula

Amateur armed with ChatGPT ‘vibe maths’ a 60-year-old problem

How geneticists uncovered a common root of two neurological diseases

988 crisis hotline linked to drop in young adult suicide rates

What happens if you’re hit by a primordial black hole?

Trump wants Iran’s ‘nuclear dust.’ Here’s how the U.S. could remove the uranium

From pet stores to pandemics—how wildlife trade helps diseases jump to humans

Africa could split apart sooner than scientists thought

‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas

Wildfire ‘red flag’ warnings in effect for large chunk of the U.S. Here’s what to know

How do earthquakes end? A seismic 'stop sign' could help predict earthquake risk

Trump administration officially reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as Schedule III

U.S. scientists solve the mystery of a golden orb discovered in the deep sea. Here’s what it really is

NASA’s Artemis II was a major success—so why couldn’t the crew flush the toilet?

Passage from Homer’s Iliad discovered in the abdomen of a Roman-era Egyptian mummy