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A huge cosmic object could force astronomers to rethink what a moon is

These whales are the only ones that flip upside down. Now we know why

OpenAI admits its agent went rogue and hacked AI start-up Hugging Face

Mesmerizing NASA time-lapse reveals Mars’s craters, polar ice caps and deserts

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How a Futurama plotline led to a totally new math proof

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Rare double supernova discovered hiding in Jellyfish Nebula

Rare footage reveals elusive Arctic bobtail squid mom with clutch of eggs

This tiny, forgotten organ could help us live longer, healthier

Inside the race to spot wildfires before they spiral out of control

A SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon—scientists will be watching

The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers are about to peak

Neanderthals may have been just as smart as modern human peers

Psychology researchers know why The Odyssey transcends time

America is embarking on a risky experiment with GLP-1s and aging

Accidental mix-ups of sounds reveal how the brain produces speech

Why New York State imposed a data center moratorium

U.S. cities have the worst air quality in the world right now—here’s how to stay safe

See unprecedented images of Sunda clouded leopards, the ‘ghosts of the forest’

What’s the longest total solar eclipse?

Permanent daylight savings is bad for Americans’ health—here’s what science says could be better

Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell

Ancient Egyptian princesses were ‘powerful’ weapon users, new analysis suggests

SpaceX’s latest Starship launch attempt ends in a scrub

A super-Earth exoplanet’s leaking helium could be evidence of a complex atmosphere

Speeding may be costing drivers far more than a ticket

U.S. approval of giant ‘space mirror’ satellite alarms astronomers

FDA approves cholesterol pill more powerful than statins

Watch SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 launch tonight

Scientists discover a ‘remarkable’ new monkey species with orange lips and a froglike roar

How to avoid getting cyclosporiasis—and why washing lettuce may not be enough

Mathematicians are closing in on the hidden order inside chaos

Trump’s latest CDC chief pick Erica Schwartz faces Senate confirmation hearing

Indonesia’s new capital is changing the Borneo rainforest forever. Science is listening to the change

See the first x-rays of humans taken in space

Astronomers just accidentally spotted the faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth

The Perseid meteor shower aligns with a total solar eclipse this year—here’s how to see it

August's solar eclipse inspires science involving jets, balloons and Einstein’s general theory of relativity

Experimental immune therapy shows promise against deadly childhood brain cancer

NASA’s Hubble reveals a black hole hiding inside a massive star cluster in the Milky Way

Prepare for dangerous air pollution in the Northeast, thanks to Minnesota wildfires

T. rex fossil named ‘Gus’ becomes the most expensive dinosaur sold at auction

Did scientists just create synthetic life?

ChatGPT just proved another 50-year-old math conjecture

Here's the deal with 'corn sweat'—it's not all actually corn's fault

We finally know the name of a Maya mathematician

Why have there been so many record-breaking heat waves this summer?

Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants

Scientists spot sugar in interstellar space for the first time ever

Mathematicians still don’t know the fastest way to multiply numbers