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The spring migration of birds is peaking. Here’s how to watch

What is the Kardashev scale, and can we climb it?

What is the AI compute crunch, and why are AI tools hitting usage limits?

‘Spectacular’ Viking coin hoard discovery is likely the largest in history

Trump, ibogaine and the science behind the psychedelics boom in the U.S.

At shadow climate summit on phasing out fossil fuels, scientists are center stage

Scientists just discovered what is fueling cows’ potent burps

Trump withdraws wellness influencer and MAHA activist Casey Means as surgeon general nominee

Scientists use AI to test whether life can run on only 19 amino acids

The effort to rescue ‘Timmy’ the humpback whale just took a risky turn

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

A giant hailstorm just killed an emu at a Missouri zoo

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

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