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The Selfish Gene at 50: Why Dawkins’s evolution classic still holds up

Intoxicating and astonishing: Why 'The Selfish Gene' almost never was

India issues heat wave warnings as fear of El Nino looms

After news about Oliver Sacks's "lies", we revisit his best-loved book

After 10 years of upgrades, this legendary telescope has returned to chase black holes, asteroids and cosmic chemistry

What if the direction of a magnet could shape the building blocks of life?

Religion plays a greater role in the economy than previously thought, says paper

An explanation for the massive black holes the JWST found in the early universe

Bees found an unlikely new food source, and it could reshape how a destructive forest disease travels

Portugal burial reveals first known bone dental bridge in national archaeological record

Scientists discover why Alzheimer’s risk hits women so much harder

Image: NASA's Psyche mission captures Mars' Huygens Crater

Lab fish cycles are hours out of sync with natural ones, researchers discover

‘Morbid’ doesn’t want you to fall for antiaging hype

The Colorado Avalanche is dominating the NHL—Denver’s high elevation could be the reason

Scientists found a hidden Alzheimer’s trigger and shut it down

Scientists discover massive natural hydrogen source beneath Canada

Tiny sea creature Porpita porpita may live adrift at sea for years longer than previously thought

A SpaceX rocket will soon hit the moon, raising concerns about handing over space launches to private companies

Image: NASA's Psyche mission images the crescent of Mars

Image: NASA's Psyche mission spies Mars' wind-blown craters during close approach

How face-building genes get ready early: Genome folding may prime crucial DNA switches

Naturally occurring soil fungi could boost rice yields while reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers

Could future Mars settlers print their own tools?

Argentine researchers collect rodents for hantavirus tests

Zoo reaches historic milestone for Puerto Rican crested toad conservation efforts with more than 12,000 tadpoles

Sky bridges, citizen science protect endangered Malaysia monkeys

Scientists use light to create tiny molecules that could transform medicine

NASA’s plan for a nuclear reactor on the moon could change space exploration forever—if it works

SpaceX's IPO moonshot draws some doubters on Wall Street

Scientists found a giant magnetic “twist” hidden inside the Milky Way

California turns to AI as whale deaths spike

Pressure mounts at United Nations for climate change 'lifeline'

Norway reports Europe's first case of bird flu in a polar bear

Help wanted: Australian conservation group seeks new koala rescue dog

DR Congo fishermen resort to trawling plastic waste

5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, damaging buildings and injuring 27

Sri Lanka teeth reveal rising plant diets thousands of years before agriculture

Did the last common ancestor of humans and apes walk like a gorilla? A new study offers a clue

Japan to sell eels bred in captivity in 'world first'

Glowing fungi expose final enzyme that could make bioluminescent tools more efficient

Britain’s 11,000-year-old “oldest northerner” was a 3-year-old girl, DNA reveals

Universal free school meals may improve student behavior

Lost for 150,000 years: Rainforest discovery upends human history

Scientists use DNA from poop to save the world’s rarest marsupial

T. rex’s tiny arms may have evolved for a surprisingly brutal reason

Scientists discover strange link between vitamin D and pain

We asked US researchers how the Trump administration's science policies have affected them

Humpback whale breaks migration record with 15,000 kilometer ocean journey

Historic co-determination helps monasteries navigate digital change across three countries