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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

Information from starquakes provides theoretical evidence for 'fossilized' magnetism in stars

When the boss burns out, the whole team loses energy, trust and performance

Free online lipid network aims to unite researchers and speed collaboration worldwide

Predictably unpredictable: Building resilient crops for a changing world

New research exposes the deadly exploitation of migrant fishers in poorly regulated waters

Envisioning just futures: Framework can make distributive justice explicit in global emission scenarios

How hidden soil fungi 'steal' bacterial DNA to control the rain

New 'molecular handle' uses common amino acid to build complex medicines

Building 'green' protection for fragile enzymes

Low-cost robotic chemistry system can be built and deployed in any lab

A new fruit wash removes pesticides and extends shelf life

GenAI could push consumer research toward generic, biased results

Compact CRISPR system unlocks targeted in-body gene editing, with up to 90% efficiency

Protein clusters reshape cell movement and may help cells build amino acids faster

Rivers in the sky are driving stronger and more predictable floods, new study finds

Scottish Neolithic tombs were used to trace kinship—including descent, DNA analysis reveals

Self-interacting dark matter may solve three cosmic puzzles

Satellites reveal city methane emissions are rising faster than official estimates

Balancing catalyst functions for improved low-temperature methanol synthesis from carbon dioxide

Designing better membrane proteins by embracing imperfection

Tiny crystal defects solve decades-old mystery in organic light emitters

Oxide-based sensor opens door to greener, faster, more accurate quality testing of food

Light tightens young pea stems, revealing a new brake on plant growth

Quantum sensors get a precision boost as 2D defects reveal their hidden timing

New research on cellular redox reactions sheds light on the path of neurodegenerative diseases

Video shows that sunbirds suck, while hummingbirds don't

Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the story of their lunar journey—and update some classic Apollo images