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Nature, Published online: 05 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02386-8Nature r...

La Brea Tar Pits disgorge rare ice age toad

This marks only the second ice age amphibian found in North America—and it gives...

Most people prefer AI-written stories – and can’t tell ...

People appear to prefer short stories created by AI over those written by humans...

Should you stop using preventive flea treatments on you...

It has been assumed for decades that tick and flea treatments for pets pose no t...

NASA’s PUNCH Sharpens Solar Storm Forecasting in First ...

Using continuous imagery from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and ...

August 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is i...

NASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part’s Lunar Impact

Using ground-based telescopes and space-based assets, NASA and SpaceX are tracki...

Wormholes could be the key to time travel

Wormholes are one way that physicists have imagined traveling into the past. But...

Privacy risks from medical AI tools are not shared equally

Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02288-9Privacy ...

Tiny patch of Amazon probably holds 40,000 insect speci...

Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02350-6Megaproj...

Ames Science Stars of the Month – August 2026

The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (p...

NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech ...

NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient...

Newly discovered carnivorous plant is as deceptive as i...

Charles Darwin predicted in 1875 that some members of the Saxifraga genus could ...

Project backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos aims...

This billionaire-backed fund is dedicating $200 million to preserve animals and ...

Is AI making us dumber? Maybe not. But our skills are a...

Studies suggest AI can weaken learning when it replaces effort, but tools that g...

Engineered yeast that make cancer drugs could spare a r...

Nature, Published online: 04 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02428-1Modified...

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