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Origin of lowest density super-puff planet remains a hazy mystery

Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories

Extremely rare second-generation star discovered inside ancient relic dwarf galaxy

Paleontologists uncover a new Spinosaurus species by following a clue from a decades‑old book into the Sahara Desert

Sugar-processing enzyme has a hidden second job—controlling when cells divide

Whale song remix: Study shows that humpbacks shift pitch when a neighbor joins in

Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic

How big data is transforming what we know about the universe

Sea turtles, shrinking beaches and rising seas: Study finds nesting sites running out of room

The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight

Building a reference manual for how cells connect with each other

ISS study identifies thresholds for muscle atrophy and fiber changes in reduced gravity

Failing to succeed: Why post‑secondary students need more room to mess up

Coastal ocean chemistry now substantially shaped by humans

The seven hour explosion nobody could explain

Turning mosquitoes into flying vaccine carriers to protect against bat-borne viruses

Computational model predicts telomere length from routine biopsy slide images

Ice satellite detects powerful geomagnetic storm with precision

Managed retreat in Europe more widespread than previously assumed

Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

Globular cluster NGC 5824 is embedded in a dark matter halo, study suggests

SpaceX and Reflect Orbital plans would 'permanently scar' night sky, researchers warn

Photonics and nanotech could spot cancer signals 5 to 8 years earlier

Volunteers find oddly high solar flare rates

Planning Titan entry? New lab tests flag nitrogen-driven heat shield debris risks

Plastic bottles transformed into Parkinson's drug using bacteria

A new class of molten planet stores abundant sulfur in a perpetual magma ocean

Could reduced air pollution from climate mitigation boost crop yields and lower hunger risk?

Archaeologists untangle how Bronze Age textiles were made

Pesticides from flea treatments and sheep dips found at damaging levels in Welsh rivers

'Life is a miracle,' but learning from disasters isn't: Lessons from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami

Rising seas threaten barrier islands, but seabird guano could speed recovery

New microscope offers sharper view into momentum space

Avalanche risks are rising—researchers say governance must rise with them

Models warn Thwaites Glacier could rival entire Antarctic ice loss by 2067

CHEOPS discovery defies planetary formation rules

Physicists break longstanding high-temperature superconductivity record at ambient pressure

North America 'heat dome' left winners and losers: Study

TESS discovers a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting nearby star

Could a recently detected ultra-high-energy neutrino be linked to new physics?

Notions of 'Christendom' often miss the mark: Medieval Europe's ideas about faith and power were not so simple

ATCA observations probe peculiar pulsar wind nebula Vela X

Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive

Thorny issue plaguing lithium-ion batteries laid bare in new study

Crocodiles can have extra growth cycles in a year: Why this matters for estimating the age of dinosaurs

Not one ring but many: Antioxidant enzyme family can assemble in far more diverse ways than previously thought

How we turned plastic waste into vinegar: A sunlight‑powered breakthrough

Deep-sea natural compound targets cancer cells through a dual mechanism

Alaska's glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods

Eaton fire sent a pollution wave across Los Angeles, study shows