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Fired federal workers share the crucial jobs no longer being done

Why some chaos-seekers just want to watch the world burn

The butts of these blowfly larvae mimic termite faces

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Biological sex is not as simple as male or female

Even desert cities could pull drinking water from the air

Squishy materials reveal new physics of static electricity

Earth had new, temporary radiation rings last year

A weird ice that may form on alien planets has finally been observed

‘It felt like dread.’ Hear what severe depression can do to people

Giant camel-like creatures lived thousands of years longer than once thought

‘Uncertain, anxious, fearful.’ That’s the mood at 2025’s first big U.S. science meeting

NIH research grant cuts could deal a biting blow to crucial support staff

How a mushroom coral goes for a walk without legs

Even epic rainfall may not be enough to refill SoCal’s aquifers

In a first, zebra cams reveal herds on the move with giraffes

Why a norovirus vaccine isn’t available — yet

A pancreatic cancer blood test called PAC-MANN could spot the disease early

A bacteria-based Band-Aid helps plants heal their wounds

Ozempic’s key ingredient may reduce the desire to drink alcohol

A cosmic neutrino of unknown origins smashes energy records

Migrating whale sharks make pit stops at oil and gas rigs

Historical writings reveal how people weathered the Little Ice Age

Just a small rise in global temperatures could be deadly

Wiggling ears may have once helped us hear

Breaking negative thought patterns could ward off anxiety, depression

Spooky floating lights in South Carolina could be earthquake farts

A fungus named after Sir David Attenborough zombifies cave spiders

A man volunteered to get brain implants for depression. Hear his story

A fast radio burst from a dead galaxy puzzles astronomers

Readers discuss an unsung scientist, a mutant bacterium named Chonkus, Science News’ new look

A daring plan to hold back the sea

Cuttlefish ink may overwhelm sharks’ sense of smell

This bird’s eye view of a shark hunt won a photo contest

A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that mean?

How mantis shrimp deliver punishing blows without hurting themselves

Sleeping pills may have unexpected effects on the snoozing brain

The best way to cook an egg — in 32 minutes

Extinct moa ate purple trufflelike fungi, fossil bird droppings reveal

Can geoengineering plans save glaciers and slow sea level rise?

Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago

Will the Endangered Species Act survive Trump?

Are AI chatbot ‘personalities’ in the eye of the beholder?

Quantum mechanics was born 100 years ago. Physicists are celebrating

The moon’s two grand canyons formed in less than 10 minutes

Toxic dangers lurk in LA, even in homes that didn’t burn

A new book explores the evolutionary romance between plants and animals

Math puzzle: Imagine there’s no zero

Plastic shards permeate human brains

Welcome to The Deep End, a new podcast about brain implants and depression