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A CDC panel has struck down universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination

Big Neandertal noses weren’t made for cold

How male seahorses tap into their mothering side

Nanotyrannus is still not a teenage T. rex

How a bacterial toxin linked to colon cancer messes with DNA

Chatbots spewing facts, and falsehoods, can sway voters

A volcanic eruption might have helped bring the Black Plague to Europe

Ancient DNA reveals China’s first ‘pet’ cat wasn’t the house cat

Ancient southern Africans took genetic evolution in a new direction

Human-caused earthquakes are real. Here’s why even stable regions can snap

Twisted stacks of 2-D carbon act like a weird type of superconductor

Self-hypnosis with cooling mental imagery could ease hot flashes

Personalized ‘prehabilitation’ helps the body brace for major surgery

A therapeutic HPV vaccine shrank cervical tumors in mice

Canada just lost its measles elimination status. Is the U.S. next?

Here are 3 big ideas to combat climate change, with or without COP

Listen to the crackle of Martian ‘mini-lightning’

A foot fossil suggests a second early human relative lived alongside Lucy

Gratitude can increase joy, even if it feels a little cringe

Cuddly koalas had a brutal, blade-toothed close cousin

Boiling oceans may sculpt the surfaces of small icy moons

This bright orange life-form could point to new dino discoveries

‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way

Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them

3,000 steps per day might slow Alzheimer’s disease

A historic year for U.S. science

Meet 5 scientists reshaping the way we understand the world

Science has made America great. Is that era over?

A new dinosaur doomsday exhibit showcases survival after destruction

Building a better skin barrier

Math puzzle: A Loopy Holiday Gift Exchange

Here’s how Rudolph’s light-up nose might be possible

Lions have a second roar that no one noticed until now

A diet low in glutamate may ease migraines

These are Science News’ favorite books of 2025

America risks losing its role as a space science pioneer

Moss spores survived in space for 9 months

mRNA flu vaccines are making their way through clinical trials

In animal tests, this needle-free insulin acted as fast as injections

Eroding access to childhood vaccines jeopardizes health for all

Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge could help the Arctic

See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025

Chatbots may make learning feel easy — but it’s superficial

Funding chaos may unravel decades of biomedical research

A clay figurine unveils a storytelling shift from 12,000 years ago

A wolf raided a crab trap. Was it tool use or just canine cunning?

This parasitic ant tricks workers into committing matricide

Life-saving research on extreme heat comes under fire

40,000-year-old woolly mammoth RNA offers a peek into its last moments

A new cholesterol-lowering pill shows promise in clinical trials