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White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding...

The Trump administration is targeting still more federal science funding, this t...

Gorilla Gourmets Are Actually Truffle Hunting

Researchers followed gorillas for years to uncover truffle-hunting behavior—and ...

Can You Still Get a COVID Vaccine This Fall? Here’s Wha...

In recent years COVID shots joined flu shots as an annual offering at most neigh...

When Letting Your Mind Wander Helps You Learn

Zoning out reveals hidden patterns in tasks

Why the Waymo Car Fires in Recent Los Angeles Protests ...

During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered “thermal runaway” in seve...

How to Protect Yourself from Recent Salmonella Outbreak...

To prevent Salmonella food poisoning, refrigerate your eggs, cook them well, nev...

How the Mathematics of Honesty Underlies These Auctions

Here's the surprising math at the heart of auction theory

Superheroes Represent Something Different to Today’s Kids

The newest generation of superheroes are complex, irreverent and exactly what ou...

A Mysterious Kidney Disease Epidemic Is Killing Thousan...

As cases of chronic kidney disease emerge in outdoor laborers around the world, ...

A Blockbuster ‘Muon Anomaly’ May Have Just Disappeared

The most anticipated particle physics result of recent years is here—but the rea...

Milky Way–Andromeda Collision Is in Doubt, North Atlant...

The Milky Way’s big crash with Andromeda might not be a sure thing. Plus, we dis...

The Trump-Musk Fight Could Have Huge Consequences for U...

A vitriolic war of words between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk...

Trump’s Cuts Threaten NASA Plans for Astronauts on Mars

The White House’s budget plan for NASA would be woefully inadequate for achievin...

Resilience, a Private Japanese Spacecraft, Crash-Landed...

Investigations by the Japanese company ispace identified issues with speed and a...

Inside the Secret Meeting Where Mathematicians Struggle...

The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intellig...

Forest Preservation, Tree Planting Could Actually Worse...

With wildfires turning forests into “massive carbon emitters,” planting trees in...

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