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What you need to know about hantavirus, the infection at the center of a deadly cruise ship outbreak

What we know—and what we don’t—about marijuana’s health effects

How a vision-restoring gene therapy proved that we can treat inherited diseases

Metallic scorpion stingers, preeclampsia hope, canceled wind energy projects

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks tonight—here’s how to get the best view

Key U.S. science panels are being axed—and others are becoming less open

Why the FDA rejected a ‘breakthrough’ melanoma drug

Do octopus brains work like humans’—or is there another way to be smart?

A SpaceX rocket booster may be on track to hit the moon in August

Watch NASA test its new X-59 jet designed to go faster than the speed of sound

A third of U.S. adults don’t get enough sleep, new CDC report warns

US lawmakers vote to cut science spending—but reject Trump’s sweeping reductions

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