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These tiny swirls on the sun could trigger solar flares

Bullfrogs may have an antidote to deadly shellfish poisoning

Is AI making us dumber? Maybe not. But our skills are at risk

Emperor penguin chicks like these starved. An iceberg may be the cause

Naked mole-rat queens rule their colonies with a potent odor

‘Cheating’ birds change their tune

To detect CTE while alive, a test for another brain disease may help

The protein craze may not be for everyone

A fire’s rumble reveals where it’s burning

Mammals moving between the Americas stopped over in Mexico

How one amino acid might help fight colon cancer and infections

A new monkey species has been found deep in Congo’s forests

Healthy pregnancies and newborns are possible after CAR T cell therapy

Elephants can relearn how to live wild after years in captivity

‘Forever chemicals’ could be aging dolphins beyond their years

New images reveal Betelgeuse’s buddy star

Seals’ amphibious hearing developed a long, long time ago

Spines of saber-toothed cats tell a tale of the doomed species

What’s to blame for Canada’s wildfires?

Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips

What kinds of black holes exist — and how are they different?

Different moon rocks tell different tales about a long-ago bombardment

The golden age of language was a few thousand years ago

Watch an orca ram into a sunfish so hard it explodes

A rare 3-D snake fossil is spilling secrets of its unusual lifestyle

A newly found world blurs the boundary between planet and moon

Measles cases in the U.S. hit a new 34-year high

This humpback whale hunting strategy has been out of sight — until now

Ape cuddles could prevent conflicts

Deep-sea snails ride surface currents to reach distant hydrothermal vents

An experimental oral vaccine may prevent invasive bacterial diarrhea

Pompeii’s survivors shine in a new documentary series

AI ‘ghosts’ can comfort mourners — even when the bots get the facts wrong

In painted caves, ancient human DNA clings to the walls

Who owns your bones?

Inside the fight against the parasite Cyclospora

No, SpudCells aren’t alive. But they’re a step toward the first synthetic life

Many universities hold seized human remains. What should they do with them?

Math puzzle: A sequence of odd events

Ancient Egyptian princesses knew their way around weapons of war

This “exotic weirdo” exoplanet has a rocky surface and an atmosphere

Genes offer new clues to stopping Huntington’s disease in its tracks

An ancient Maya astronomer finally has a name

The 2024 New Jersey meteorite contains amino acids

AI is not ready to fly solo in space

A new sort of Alzheimer’s drug shows glimmers of promise

A new map traces the sky’s water highways

A quasar breaks the record for most distant supermassive black hole

Whether lefty or righty, practice makes the difference

Meet the Milky Way’s puffiest planets