Science

A 2011 earthquake bounced a seismic wave off Earth’s core, nudging Japan east

A 2011 earthquake bounced a seismic wave off Earth’s core, nudging Japan east

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A textbook assumption about early land vertebrates may be wrong

A textbook assumption about early land vertebrates may be wrong

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The truth about brain rot, according to science

The truth about brain rot, according to science

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A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading

A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading

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A ‘Super El Niño’ may be on the way. What does that mean?

A ‘Super El Niño’ may be on the way. What does that mean?

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The oldest known plague outbreak struck hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago

The oldest known plague outbreak struck hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago

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How real is the Cyclops in ‘The Odyssey’?

How real is the Cyclops in ‘The Odyssey’?

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Chinese money plant leaves hide a mathematical pattern

Chinese money plant leaves hide a mathematical pattern

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A blood test for dementia may tell you if you have more than one type

A blood test for dementia may tell you if you have more than one type

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NASA seems to be backing away from hunting for life on Mars

NASA seems to be backing away from hunting for life on Mars

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The North Atlantic’s ‘cold blob’ may signal a major current’s decline

The North Atlantic’s ‘cold blob’ may signal a major current’s decline

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Why more male than female newborns may get the crucial vitamin K shot

Why more male than female newborns may get the crucial vitamin K shot

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Otherworldly music albums feature space weather data

Otherworldly music albums feature space weather data

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A popular sunscreen ingredient can finally be sold in the United States

A popular sunscreen ingredient can finally be sold in the United States

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A new method could spot fentanyl variants no one has cataloged yet

A new method could spot fentanyl variants no one has cataloged yet

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Crossword: Power play

Crossword: Power play

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Here’s what would happen if you tried to break a photon in half

Here’s what would happen if you tried to break a photon in half

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No, mastic gum won’t reshape your jaw

No, mastic gum won’t reshape your jaw

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Songs prep the brains of finches yet to hatch for a hot world

Songs prep the brains of finches yet to hatch for a hot world

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Measles has no treatments. Changing that may not be easy

Measles has no treatments. Changing that may not be easy

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Meds like Ozempic could ease arthritis

Meds like Ozempic could ease arthritis

6 months ago

‘Project Hail Mary’ made us wonder how to survive a trip to interstellar space

‘Project Hail Mary’ made us wonder how to survive a trip to interstellar space

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Halting irreversible changes to Antarctica depends on choices made today

Halting irreversible changes to Antarctica depends on choices made today

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Machine learning streamlines the complexities of making better proteins

Machine learning streamlines the complexities of making better proteins

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Snowball Earth might have had a dynamic climate and open seas

Snowball Earth might have had a dynamic climate and open seas

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A mouth built for efficiency may have helped the earliest bird fly

A mouth built for efficiency may have helped the earliest bird fly

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Home HPV tests won’t replace the ob-gyn

Home HPV tests won’t replace the ob-gyn

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Some dog breeds carry a higher risk of breathing problems

Some dog breeds carry a higher risk of breathing problems

7 months ago

Regeneration of fins and limbs relies on a shared cellular playbook

Regeneration of fins and limbs relies on a shared cellular playbook

7 months ago

How tracking golden eagles in Nevada revealed a desert ‘death vortex’

How tracking golden eagles in Nevada revealed a desert ‘death vortex’

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Have we entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery?

Have we entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery?

7 months ago

Physicists dream up ‘spacetime quasicrystals’ that could underpin the universe

Physicists dream up ‘spacetime quasicrystals’ that could underpin the universe

7 months ago

Some snakes lack the ‘hunger hormone.’ Experts are hungry to know why

Some snakes lack the ‘hunger hormone.’ Experts are hungry to know why

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The Story of Stories traces the arc of storytelling across human history

The Story of Stories traces the arc of storytelling across human history

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Real-world medical questions stump AI chatbots

Real-world medical questions stump AI chatbots

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Evolution didn’t wait long after the dinosaurs died

Evolution didn’t wait long after the dinosaurs died

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A sea turtle boom may be hiding a population collapse

A sea turtle boom may be hiding a population collapse

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Crossword: Copy That!

Crossword: Copy That!

7 months ago

This inside-out planetary system has astronomers scratching their heads

This inside-out planetary system has astronomers scratching their heads

7 months ago

A simple shift in schedule could make cancer immunotherapy work better

A simple shift in schedule could make cancer immunotherapy work better

7 months ago

An all-female wasp is rapidly spreading across North America’s elms

An all-female wasp is rapidly spreading across North America’s elms

8 months ago

A newly spotted asteroid spins faster than any of its size ever seen

A newly spotted asteroid spins faster than any of its size ever seen

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A double cosmic explosion could be the first known ‘superkilonova’

A double cosmic explosion could be the first known ‘superkilonova’

8 months ago

What science says about the Trump administration’s new vaccine schedule

What science says about the Trump administration’s new vaccine schedule

8 months ago

Hidden tree bark microbes munch on important climate gases

Hidden tree bark microbes munch on important climate gases

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Earth is bathed in droves of neutrinos spewed by the Milky Way’s stars

Earth is bathed in droves of neutrinos spewed by the Milky Way’s stars

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Easy on the eyes is also easy on the brain

Easy on the eyes is also easy on the brain

8 months ago

New dietary guidelines flip the food pyramid

New dietary guidelines flip the food pyramid

8 months ago

60,000-year-old poison arrowheads show early humans’ skillful hunting

60,000-year-old poison arrowheads show early humans’ skillful hunting

8 months ago

Betelgeuse’s buddy leaves a wake in the giant star’s atmosphere

Betelgeuse’s buddy leaves a wake in the giant star’s atmosphere

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