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Astronomers crack a decades-old mystery, catching gas morphing into planet-building disks around newborn stars

Dark matter could explain the earliest supermassive black holes

Cut off from making fat, parasitic wasps lose pheromones, fail to form eggs and cannot reproduce

Hurricane-resilient coastal forests in the Northeastern US may be nearing their limits, project indicates

Jelly-like plankton fuel bigger, faster-growing reef fish across the Indo-Pacific

As polar ice changes, so do the rules governing it

Scientists capture superconductivity's 'dancing pairs' for first time, revealing missing pieces in a decades-old theory

Why gay men can feel more attractive when they travel

How a hidden receptor switch could open new paths for cancer and neurological treatments

Bolivian mummy rewrites scarlet fever's past, suggesting killer bacterium circulated centuries before colonization

The Birth of Genius

Color test 'sniffs out' dangerous staph strains fast

Machine learning accelerates analysis of fusion materials

Quantum simulations reveal spin transport in 1D materials

Emerging in Alaska, dominant H5N1 strain spread continent-wide through migratory birds

Ancient charcoal sheds new light on how early humans fueled their lives

Watching junk food videos may help dieters resist snacks, experiments show

Ancient seabird guano reveals how climate change may shape future populations

Why this single-chip LED advance could shrink AR glasses and boost quantum links

Hawai'i's songbirds are raiding neighbors' nests, and the losses could deepen a growing survival crisis

Scientists solve 100-year-old mystery behind rubber that powers modern life

Why Are Gray Whales Dying in the San Francisco Bay?

Exploring the moon's shadowy craters with nuclear-powered rovers

Alien life may hide in plain sight: Statistical patterns across exoplanets move beyond traditional biosignatures

Self-propulsion or slow diffusion: How bacteria, cells, and colloids respond to stimuli

Museum drawer fossil reveals 200-million-year-old crocodile relative with a powerful bite

The Zhamanshin impact event was likely much more destructive than thought

Internet use stays high after 50, but skills and education shape the gap

Ancient Maya droughts may have been fueled by Earth's own climate swings

Researchers synthesize photosynthetic molecule found in bacteria

'Bathtub ring' hints at ancient Martian ocean

Soil species face extinction risk as one in five assessed are threatened

Autonomy key to happiness, study finds

Dark volcanic ash has visibly reshaped Martian surface since 1976

Waiting to enter primary school may improve educational outcomes in low-income countries, study shows

Unearthed mega-structure hints at communal rule in Romania 6,000 years ago

The Trump administration is looking to experts to weigh in on peptides

One battered skull exposes a lost killer from dinosaur dawn and a vanished bloodline

A 3D map of 47 million galaxies is redefining our view of the universe

Why Feeling Lonely Increases Your Risk for Heart Valve Disease

Requests for blood from unvaccinated donors is harming patients

People are refusing transfusions from donors vaccinated against covid

How to tell if your dog is in pain (and what to do if they are)

Pill bugs don't just use the minerals they eat—they rebuild them inside their bodies

Monkeys walk around a virtual world using only their thoughts

What to read this week: Emma Chapman's mind-expanding Radio Universe

New Scientist recommends Jamie Bartlett's insightful How to Talk to AI

Why cloning anyone – even Jim Carrey – isn't the best plan ever

Werner Herzog searches for ghost elephants in stunning new documentary

Startling images show how fake news isn't just a 21st century issue