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Readers talk science dioramas, an underwater volcano eruption, a zero-less number system

A new era of testing nukes?

3 things to know about the deadly Myanmar earthquake

‘Woolly mice’ were just a start. De-extinction still faces many hurdles

‘Star Wars’ holds clues to making speedier spacecraft in the real world

Physicists are mostly unconvinced by Microsoft’s new topological quantum chip

Elite athletes’ poop may hold clues to boosting metabolism

Calls to restart nuclear weapons tests stir dismay and debate among scientists

Surgeons transplanted a pig’s liver into a human

JWST spots the earliest sign yet of a distant galaxy reshaping its cosmic environs

What 23andMe’s bankruptcy means for your genetic data

You might be reading your dog’s moods wrong

Math puzzle: The Lesser Fool

Is that shark ticking? In a first, a shark is recorded making noise

A nearly century-old dead date palm tree helped solve an ancestry mystery

A tardigrade protein helped reduce radiation damage in mice

Tuberculosis could be eradicated. So why isn’t it?

How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines

Buying carbon credits to fight climate change? Here’s what to know

Avoidable deaths increased in the U.S. as they dropped elsewhere

A deep brain stimulation volunteer discusses life after depression

Plastic ‘fossils’ help scientists reconstruct the history of bird nests

Human memory is flawed. But a new book says that’s OK

An mRNA cancer vaccine may offer long-term protection

Hammerhead sharks’ diets may affect if they roam or stay home

Gray seals may sense their own blood oxygen levels

Babies can form memories, and they do it a lot like adults

Wildfires and farm fertilizer use are fueling ozone pollution

Stinky penguin poop strikes fear into the hearts of Antarctic krill

A map of 14 million galaxies and quasars deepens a dark energy mystery

A hopping robot shows off its squirrel-like skills

Parrots and humans share a brain mechanism for speech

The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets

Two astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returned to Earth

New baby pictures of the universe deepen a cosmic mystery

Some of Sydney’s koalas are chlamydia-free, but still at risk

The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved

Hear what it’s like to recover from depression with deep brain stimulation

Measles is spreading. Here’s what experts say you should know

Therapy dogs can ease young patients’ anxiety in the emergency room

Narwhals may use their iconic tusks to play

The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse — from the moon

Dark coats may have helped the earliest mammals hide from hungry dinosaurs

These ancient Maya-era puppets may have been used in rituals

A new iron compound hints ‘primordial’ helium hides in Earth’s core

A quantum computing milestone is immediately challenged by a supercomputer

Western Europe’s oldest face adds new wrinkles to human evolution

Parenthood may help the brain stay young

6 things to know about antidepressants

Uranus emits more heat than previously thought