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Scientists Record First Known Shark Sounds

Clicklike noises made by a small species of shark represent the first instance o...

23andMe Bankruptcy Leaves Troves of Genetic Data at Risk

The bankruptcy of 23andMe highlights a lack of protections for genetic privacy i...

Babies Do Make Memories—So Why Can't We Remember Them a...

MRI scans show that the brains of infants and toddlers can encode memories, even...

Supersymmetry’s Long Fall from Grace

Supersymmetry, long considered the golden child of theoretical physics, has offi...

As Measles Cases Surge, Scientists Explain Why Vaccinat...

Measles is not a disease to take lightly—but it is also very preventable with va...

Postpartum Depression May One Day Be Identified by a Bl...

Too few people get diagnosed and treated for postpartum depression. But a blood ...

The U.S. Government’s Top UFO Scientist Has an Open Min...

Have you seen something inexplicable in the sky? Jon Koslowski, director of the ...

What the World’s First Case of Bird Flu in Sheep Means ...

The detection of bird flu in a sheep is another sign that the H5N1 virus is adap...

See Strange Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Dis...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast ...

Nuclear Fusion Requires Certain Fuel, and Researchers H...

Researchers have found an environmentally safer way to extract the lithium 6 nee...

When Scientists Don’t Correct Errors, Misinformation an...

Uncorrected errors in science and the unconscionable reluctance to correct them ...

To Win Trust and Admiration, Fix Your Microphone

From job interviews to dating, we subconsciously judge one another based on soun...

Setting Parental Controls Is Not As Complicated As You ...

Programming devices with parental controls may seem daunting, but they can help ...

FEMA Disaster Aid Review Could Deter Migrants from Seek...

A previously undisclosed FEMA review could block disaster assistance to millions...

NASA Astronauts Return, Seals Hold Their Breath Underwa...

In this week’s news roundup, two NASA astronauts finally return to Earth after n...

A Prenatal Test of the Fetus Turns Up Cancers in Pregna...

A test for abnormal fetal chromosomes can also detect maternal cancers—and physi...

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