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Atom-Thick Gold Coating Sparks Scientific ‘Goldene Rush’

Ultrathin gold was achieved with the help of a century-old sword-making technique

Millions of Joro Spiders Are Moving Up the East Coast. ...

Millions of hand-size Joro spiders are moving up the East Coast. Don’t panic

The Dairy Industry Must Act Faster to Keep H5N1 Bird Fl...

H5N1 is running rampant through dairy cows, putting humans at risk of an epidemic

First Promethium ‘Complex’ Created, Revealing Mysteriou...

Promethium, one of the rarest and most mysterious elements in the periodic table...

Do Scientists Make Good Presidents?

Following Mexico’s election of a woman with a scientific pedigree, Nature review...

This Strange Fungal Condition Makes You Drunk without D...

Greater awareness is needed around auto-brewery syndrome, which can cause danger...

What Halting Congestion Pricing in NYC Could Mean for P...

Portland, Ore., Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles have all explored chargin...

What Do Google’s AI Answers Cost the Environment?

Google is bringing AI answers to a billion people this year, but generative AI r...

Astronomers Should Take a Deeper Look at Naming

We should—and must—take careful measure of what we name things

How Magic Tricks Help Us Understand Animal Minds

By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to...

Can AI Stop Climate Misinformation?

Researchers want to create an AI system that can quickly detect and debunk false...

Elephants Call Their Relatives by Name across the Savanna

Female elephants address one another with individualized rumbles

How Do Whole-Body Deodorants Work, and Are They Safe?

A number of whole-body deodorants are coming to market. But are they safe and ef...

Very Hungry—And Very Invasive—Caterpillars Are a Munchi...

Drought is facilitating the devastating spread of spongy moth caterpillars acros...

Here’s Why Protest News Doesn’t Tell You Much

Baked-in news practices cover only the worst moments of protests and neglect tel...

Teens Are Spreading Deepfake Nudes of One Another. It’s...

Teens are sending deepfake nude images of classmates to each other, disrupting l...

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