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Mars’ potato-shaped moons could be the remains of a shredded asteroid

Here’s why turning to AI to train future AIs may be a bad idea

Climate change has amped up hurricane wind speeds by 29 kph on average

Einstein’s gravity endures despite a dark energy puzzle

Vaccines, fluoride, raw milk: How RFK Jr.’s views may shape public health

Nature’s first fiber optics could light the way to internet innovation

Youth tobacco use has gone down, but the work isn’t over

Keeping weight off may be stymied by fat cells’ ‘memory’ of obesity

Some people don’t have a mind’s eye. Scientists want to know why

Readers ask about self-correcting quantum computers, oobleck’s experimental value

50 years on, Lucy still sparks our curiosity

The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific

50 years ago, U.S. drinking water sparked health and safety concerns

A first look at rocks from the lunar farside create a volcanic mystery

22 pesticides show links to prostate cancer

Stray DNA is all around us. It could revolutionize conservation

Researchers seek, and find, a magical illusion for the ears

Lizard spit can help detect a rare pancreatic tumor

Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods

How does a fossil become a superstar? Just ask Lucy.

The virus behind an outbreak in Brazil can spread from mother to fetus

Accelerated muons bring next-gen particle colliders closer to reality

A twisted protein sheds light on chronic wasting disease in deer

Uranus may have looked weird when NASA’s Voyager 2 flew by

A common drug may help treat a rare genetic disease

Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are rapidly expanding

Antimatter could travel by truck, a test with protons shows

A cosmic census triples the known number of black holes in dwarf galaxies

Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacteria that could help sink climate change

Bees flying near cars are dying by the millions, a roadkill study suggests

A star winked out of sight. Could it be a ‘failed supernova’?

For deep-diving whales, plastic garbage may ‘sound’ like food

‘The Power of Prions’ explores misfolded proteins’ role in brain diseases

A digital exam reels in engraved scenes of Stone Age net fishing

A huge, ancient Maya city has been found in southern Mexico

Exploiting a genetic quirk in potatoes may cut fertilizer needs

Putting vampire bats on treadmills reveals an unusual metabolism

Feather-inspired airplane flaps could boost flight performance

The ‘midlife crisis’ is too simple a story, scientists say

A phone app could help people have lucid dreams

A zombie star’s spiky filaments shed light on a 12th century supernova

Rethinking archaeology and place

Readers discuss cloud formation, Stonehenge and Earth’s frenemy Jupiter

Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries

Smiles tweaked by AI can boost attraction, a speed-dating study shows

50 years ago, scientists found a new moon orbiting Jupiter

A distant quasar’s black hole is oddly huge for its galaxy

Limiting sugar in infancy reduces the risk of diabetes and hypertension

A single enzyme can alter the vibrant colors in parrot plumage

Backyard explorers discovered 15 new examples of glowing life