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Earth's toughest microbes could help save the planet and find life on other worlds

War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds

Warmer, wetter cyclone weather made Peru's dengue outbreak 10 times larger, study finds

Computational bio tool automates and standardizes genome sequencing analysis

Why Haven’t We Heard from Extraterrestrials Yet?

How plant populations keep a genetic memory of the past

Are pig organs the future of transplantation?

Australia doesn't have a youth crime problem—it has a youth justice problem

Scientists show dragon fruit peel extract boosts bread nutrition and lowers glycemic potential

What do hundreds of gravitational-wave events reveal about the universe?

Inverse design: A new pathway to custom functional polymers

Researcher finds that telling the truth is correlated with better criminal justice outcomes

Students discover new crab egg predator

Solar energy transforms polystyrene waste into valuable chemicals using sulfur

Your partner probably wakes you up at night without you even realising

Your partner may wake you up six times a night – but does it matter?

What are the best foods for a hangover, scientifically?

Scientists finally reveal how this Alzheimer’s drug really works

Nanoengineered spintronic device can store data in four different ways

This massive crater could expose the heart of a lost planet

Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche

The case for timing cancer treatments to daily circadian rhythms

New tests and alert systems spot kidney disease before irreversible damage

How drugs like Ozempic are revolutionizing kidney treatment

A silent immune attack on the kidneys afflicts many people. New treatments could make early diagnosis lifesaving

SpaceX reaches milestone of 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit

The real reason Ireland has no snakes

Engineered lipid nanoparticles reprogram immune metabolism for better mRNA vaccines

Why there is a distressing rise in kidney disease

Universe in chaos, Earth’s kids oddly fine!

The kids are all right

The false positive paradox explains why you misjudge risk

The autism spectrum isn’t a sliding scale; 39 traits show the complexity

The Pentagon is backing nuclear waste recycling for long-lasting military power sources

Scientists reveal why Rocky Mountain lakes are turning green

Scientists built a tickle robot to solve one of biology’s strangest mysteries

Science crossword: Disappearing act

Readers respond to the December 2025 issue

Poems: Math limericks

Newly diagnosed kidney patients struggle with heavy burdens, from dialysis to distress

New drugs and treatments transform kidney care

More kidney patients are having healthy babies after years of discouragement from doctors

Math puzzle: Tricky calculation

How the corpse flower evolved its bizarre traits

How does kidney disease actually work?

Galaxies without dark matter mystify astronomers

Can testosterone boost a woman’s sex drive?

April 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago

Medical cannabis isn’t an effective treatment for anxiety, depression or PTSD, new research shows

Particle discovered at CERN solves a 20-year-old mystery