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Alarm grows over Russian satellite’s provocative approach to U.S.-owned satellite

Alarm grows over Russian satellite’s provocative approa...

SIN Oct 20, 2026 0 3

How close is too close for encounters between sensitive spacecraft orbiting Eart...

How what we see and hear feed together to help us understand emotions

How what we see and hear feed together to help us under...

SIN Oct 20, 2026 0 3

The emotions themselves may be more important than the senses we use to perceive...

The first mission to sample Mars’s moons launches today

The first mission to sample Mars’s moons launches today

SIN Oct 19, 2026 0 5

For the first time ever, a spacecraft will travel all the way to the Mars system...

Biohackers say this supplement lets you drink coffee at night. No one knows if it’s safe

Biohackers say this supplement lets you drink coffee at...

SIN Oct 19, 2026 0 4

Rutaecarpine is touted as a fix to rapidly flush caffeine out of the body, but i...

The mechanics of honeybee stingers, microplastic health risks and new findings on postmenopausal ovaries

The mechanics of honeybee stingers, microplastic health...

SIN Oct 19, 2026 0 6

New research reveals how bee stingers work, why microplastics may be harmful and...

Japan’s sample return mission to Phobos may also collect some Mars dust

Japan’s sample return mission to Phobos may also collec...

SIN Oct 19, 2026 0 4

Japan’s MMX mission will be the first to the moons of Mars and it aims to bring ...

Plants move to get away from their decaying brethren

Plants move to get away from their decaying brethren

SIN Oct 17, 2026 0 18

A new discovery reveals how plants protect themselves from microbes in rotting m...

Here’s what scientists think about Theranos a decade after it imploded

Here’s what scientists think about Theranos a decade af...

SIN Oct 17, 2026 0 22

A viral documentary has everyone talking about Elizabeth Holmes’s fraudulent blo...

Everything you need to know about flu season 2026

Everything you need to know about flu season 2026

SIN Oct 17, 2026 0 16

An early start doesn’t necessarily mean disaster

Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces of combat

Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces ...

SIN Oct 16, 2026 0 20

New simulations reveal which battle moves the skulls of horned dinosaurs could t...

Are you addicted to your phone? What scientists say about screen time and social media

Are you addicted to your phone? What scientists say abo...

SIN Oct 16, 2026 0 20

Experts unpack the science of screen addiction and how to build a healthier rela...

5 ways to make Halloween decorations friendlier to wildlife

5 ways to make Halloween decorations friendlier to wild...

SIN Oct 16, 2026 0 18

You don’t need to sacrifice spookiness to keep real owls, bats and snakes safe

How many planets could fit in the solar system?

How many planets could fit in the solar system?

SIN Oct 16, 2026 0 21

As far-fetched as it may seem, quirks of orbital mechanics could allow hundreds ...

Crossword: Time lines

Crossword: Time lines

SIN Oct 16, 2026 0 18

Solve the crossword from our November 2026 issue, in which we cultivate an under...

Google’s quantum Willow chip may be able to grow ‘magic states’

Google’s quantum Willow chip may be able to grow ‘magic...

SIN Oct 16, 2026 0 18

The work could help improve quantum computers’ accuracy in complex calculations

Can AI break encryption? OpenAI’s new math has cryptographers divided

Can AI break encryption? OpenAI’s new math has cryptogr...

SIN Oct 15, 2026 0 18

OpenAI’s bumper crop of 722 math papers wowed and worried the research community...

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