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The quietest place we've ever listened from

Mammal ancestors laid eggs, and this 250-million-year-old fossil finally proves it

AI spots hidden behavior patterns in self-organizing bacteria

Researchers unveil new AI-driven system set to transform coral reef restoration

Scientists just discovered 5.6 million bees under a New York State cemetery

Scientists just recreated a rare cosmic reaction never seen before

Next-generation atomic clock successfully tested at sea

Quantum computers could usher in a crisis worse than Y2K

Hazy, hot and… shady? How street trees counteract air pollution and heat in American cities

Smithsonian secrets most likely to blow your mind

Cosmic dust identified as the source of Venus' enigmatic lower haze

Scientists just debunked a 50-year myth about Hawaii’s birds

Four weeks of 'safe' low-level PFAS exposure in tap water altered embryo development in mice

Scientists discover why bread can cause weight gain without extra calories

Bats on a break: Tracking the secret life of pond bats

Blocking a single protein supercharges the immune system against cancer

A 'blob' in a tank is helping scientists tease out the secrets of turbulence

Lonely people have worse memory but don’t decline faster, study finds

Whales go quiet during noisy underwater surveys

New research finds workers are leveraging AI for career mobility as employers struggle to keep pace

From autism to migraines, birth order may have wide-reaching effects

Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds

Chandra explores interstellar medium of a bright low-mass X-ray binary

Human urine could help tackle global fertilizer and wastewater challenges, study finds

New model for understanding antisemitism can serve as framework, guide for developing interventions

The 'ungrateful lungfish': Study focuses on sustainable food sources for very hungry ancient fish

The real science of Pokémon

Unlikely paths to discovery

The engineering marvels hidden inside six-figure watches

The baffling ecological disaster that's killing America’s freshwater mussels

Science crossword: Hot stuff

Readers respond to the January 2026 issue

Poem: ‘How I Became a Spitfire Pilot during My Cataract Operation’

New evidence links heart disease to inflammation—and drugs can stop it

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

Mathematicians created an ‘impossible’ shape that shouldn’t exist

Math puzzle: A disassembly job

How two mathematicians solved a cryptography mystery

How to build a space hotel

How physicists found a new type of magnet hiding in plain sight

How cosmic rays are helping mining companies find critical minerals underground

How chemists engineer the signature smells of luxury perfumes

Expensive versus affordable binoculars—what’s the difference?

DARPA built an AI to fact-check enemy weapons claims

An asteroid extinguished all the dinosaurs except for birds. Here’s why

A hot pair of supplements, creatine and methylene blue dye, may not work together

No great equalizer: Young laborers were hit hardest by early modern plague

Contaminants, including ink, detected in meteorites suggest sample preparation needs improving

Is AI bad for critical thinking? It depends on when you use it

Ancient graves and DNA uncover family bonds that went beyond genetics