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Why do wombats have square poop?

Rare brown dwarf discovered orbiting ancient star

Researchers develop new tool in forensic intelligence gathering

A simple turn reveals a 1,500-year-old secret on Roman glass

The Year in Computer Science

When blue-collar workers lose union protection, they try self-employment

The dinosaurs that forgot how to fly

Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa

Living cells may generate electricity from motion

Colon cancer is surging in younger adults and doctors are alarmed

How synthetic biology can transform crops, cancer therapies, and drug discovery: Q&A

Can AI strengthen democracy and improve collective decision-making? Q&A with Professor of Computer Science

Ramanujan’s 100-year-old pi formula is still revealing the Universe

1.5-million-year-old fossil face is forcing a rethink of human origins

A new way to prevent gum disease without wiping out good bacteria

Firefighter gear contains potentially hazardous flame retardants, study shows

Scientists Devise New Plan to Study the Most Exciting Rock on Mars

Math Puzzle: Wrangle the Rectangles

Anatomy of a phytoplankton bloom revealed north of Hawai'i

A new family of barium-based crystals reveals rules for structural changes

Physicists found a way to see heat in empty space

This rare earthquake did everything scientists hoped to see

How to See Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as It Swings by Earth One Last Time

Living rocks in South Africa rapidly absorb carbon and grow in harsh conditions

Voluntary wintertime cover crop adoption up 5% in Arkansas

Crash clock says satellites in orbit are three days from disaster

Research shows informed traders never let a climate crisis go to waste

New framework reveals where transport emissions concentrate in Singapore

Community swimming program for Black youth boosts skills, sense of belonging, study finds

What Your Sleep Profile Reveals about Your Health

These Orcas Are on the Brink—And So Is the Science That Could Save Them

The Hype behind Expensive Probiotic Supplements

Science Crossword: Pointing South

Science Carries On. Here Are Our Top Topics for 2026

Readers Respond to the September 2025 Issue

Poem: ‘Large Hadron Collider,’ ‘Maxwell’s Demon’ and ‘Music for the Heat Death of the Universe’

Mysterious Bright Flashes in the Night Sky Baffle Astronomers

Meet Your Plastic Pal

Meet Your Future Robot Servants, Caregivers and Explorers

January 2026: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago

Interoception Is Our Sixth Sense, and It May Be Key to Mental Health

Heart and Kidney Diseases, plus Type 2 Diabetes, May Be One Illness Treatable with Ozempic-like Drugs

Global Warming Could Skew Reptile Sex Ratios and Lead to Extinctions

The Psychedelic Scientist

Scientists find the missing links between genes and disease

Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery

24 endangered sea turtles recovering in Florida after cold stunning off Cape Cod

AI learns to decode the diseases written in your DNA

Saturn's rings form a giant dusty doughnut encircling the planet

Australia's climate future: New model goes global