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Heat Waves Will Be Less Extreme because of Paris Climate Agreement

The Epstein-Barr Virus May Cause Lupus

IEA Now Predicts Oil and Gas Demand Will Rise beyond 2030, Departing from Previous Forecasts

Northern Lights Dazzle U.S. Skies after Powerful Solar Storm

How to Identify a Prime Number without a Computer

Can Talking to an AI Version of a Loved One Help You Grieve?

Powerful Solar Storm Could Trigger Far-Reaching Auroras across U.S.

Learning Another Language May Slow Brain Aging, Huge New Study Finds

China’s Stranded Astronauts Are Safe—For Now. But How Will They Get Home?

The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Will Smash Previous Records

Canada Just Lost Its Measles-Free Status. The U.S. Could Soon Follow

FDA Strips Breast Cancer Warning from Menopause Hormone Therapy

Is Space the Place for Earth’s Next Evolutionary Leap?

Not Everyone with Schizophrenia Hears Voices. Here’s Why

Mathematicians’ Chalkboard Writing Shows When Inspiration Strikes

Exploring Food Texture and Taste Perception with Kendra Pierre-Louis

AI Slop—How Every Media Revolution Breeds Rubbish and Art

Rubin Observatory Discovers Surprise ‘Tail’ on Iconic Galaxy

James Watson, Co-Discoverer of DNA’s Structure, Dead at Age 97

Early Arctic Cold Snap Could Break Decades-Old Temperature Records

China's Stranded Astronauts Show the Dangers of Space Junk

What FAA’s Flight Reduction Plan Means for Safety and Cancellations

World’s Largest Spider Web Discovered in Bizarre Sulfur Cave

Why Is the Milky Way Warped?

Tom Zeller, Jr., on Migraine Research, Gender Bias and the Cultural Stigma of Headaches

Study Suggests COVID Pandemic May Have Aged Everyone’s Brain

Two Vaquita Calves Offer Flicker of Hope for Most Endangered Porpoises on Earth

AI Decodes Visual Brain Activity—And Writes Captions for It

An Opera Explores the Story of Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of DNA

Ancient Roman Roads Mapped in Detail from Great Britain to North Africa

Black Hole ‘Superflare’ Is the Strongest Ever Seen

Alarm Grows over Proposed Giant Mirrors in Orbit and Other Commercial Space Plans

Ozempic and Wegovy May Slow Alcohol Absorption and Intoxication

NASA Chief Pick Jared Isaacman Renominated to Head Agency

Ancient Map of the Cosmos Uncovered in Mexican Jungle

COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally—What Are the Symptoms, and How Serious Is It?

Long-Lived Gamma-Ray Burst Is Unlike Any Seen Before

What Is ARFID? Doctors Explain Why the Eating Disorder’s Rates Are Rising

The Psychology Behind Standing Up and Saying No

Gene Editing Helped One Baby—Could It Help Thousands?

The Taurid Meteor Shower May Hide an Impact Threat to Earth

Why Hurricane Melissa Was One of the Most Powerful Atlantic Storms in History

Measles Elimination Status Threatened in U.S. and Canada

Orcas Repeatedly Attack Young Great White Sharks, Drone Footage Reveals

Can AI Music Ever Feel Human? The Answer Goes beyond the Sound

COVID During Pregnancy May Raise Autism Risk, Study Suggests