How lost shipping containers helped map the world’s ocean currents
Thousands of shipping containers vanish every year—what becomes of them?
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Ancient geology could insulate Iran’s nuclear centrifuges under Pickaxe Mountain from bombing
Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, or Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La in Persian, is part of a volcanic arc that formed tens of millions of…
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Transplanted testicular tissue grew sperm in an infertile patient
The history of testicular transplants is long and often sordid, but this successful procedure offers hope for survivors…
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Why environmental groups are suing over SpaceX’s land swap deal
If approved, this deal would give SpaceX hundreds of acres that are currently part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley…
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Humans may have spoken 10 times as many languages 2,000 years ago
During a lost ‘golden age’ of language, humans may have spoken tens of thousands of different tongues, a new study…
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Why don’t insects live in the ocean?
Nobody knows why insects aren't found living in the ocean. Scientists just eliminated one theory
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Why Tom Hiddleston finds Pompeii so haunting—and so human
Actor Tom Hiddleston reflects on the first time he visited Pompeii as a teenager and explains why the ancient city’s…
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China’s Kimi K3 and the rise of open-weight AI models
Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 shows how opening a model to outsiders can turn other companies’ computing power into a…
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2026 Fields Medals go to four young mathematicians
The 2026 Fields Medals recognize breakthroughs in the math of messy fluids, tangled knots, spinning pencils, and more
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Do animals act weirdly during a solar eclipse? Or do we?
There are many observations of animals behaving oddly during eclipses, but the reason may have nothing to do with the…
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Watch orcas smashing fish to smithereens, possibly for fun
The behavior could be a strategy to help younger orcas feed, or it may just be for their own amusement, researchers say
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U.S. pledges $5 billion to boost AI in government-backed scientific research
The White House’s senior science adviser faced questions over research funding cuts from lawmakers on Wednesday
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Long-lost coral reefs rediscovered off the coast of Africa
This marine ecosystem in the Gulf of Guinea shows the resilience of coral reefs against climate change
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What OpenAI’s rogue agent really did in the Hugging Face hack
This agent pursued its objective far beyond what researchers intended, revealing how difficult to contain powerful AI…
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A huge cosmic object could force astronomers to rethink what a moon is
The almost Jupiter-sized object is orbiting a brown dwarf, which, in turn, is circling around a small star
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These whales are the only ones that flip upside down. Now we know why
Southern right whales are the only whale species known to float upside down, and new drone footage suggests the purpose…
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OpenAI admits its agent went rogue and hacked AI start-up Hugging Face
This incident underscores concerns over the increasingly powerful cybersecurity capabilities of new AI models
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Mesmerizing NASA time-lapse reveals Mars’s craters, polar ice caps and deserts
The Psyche spacecraft flew by Mars earlier this year on its way to a metal-rich asteroid, capturing the images along…
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How a Futurama plotline led to a totally new math proof
In an episode of the cartoon, a machine lets characters swap bodies, but they can’t switch back with the same person.…
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Rare double supernova discovered hiding in Jellyfish Nebula
For the first time ever, astronomers have found two sibling stars that each exploded as a supernova, giving us a new…
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Rare footage reveals elusive Arctic bobtail squid mom with clutch of eggs
The Arctic Ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that’s not stopping this cephalopod
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This tiny, forgotten organ could help us live longer, healthier
A hormone produced by the thymus helps tamp down age-related inflammation, a new study in mice found
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Inside the race to spot wildfires before they spiral out of control
Finding wildfires before they explode in size could save countless lives each year. Decades of technology development…
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A SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon—scientists will be watching
Astronomers have a plan to observe an errant piece of a SpaceX rocket as it hits the moon to better understand impact…
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The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers are about to peak
These meteor showers occur around the same time every year, with their peaks taking place over four days at the end of…
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Neanderthals may have been just as smart as modern human peers
A new skull-based analysis of Neanderthal brains suggests that these ancient hominins’ range of intelligence largely…
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Psychology researchers know why The Odyssey transcends time
The “hero’s journey” narrative structure seen in the ancient Greek story can help people make meaning in their own lives
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America is embarking on a risky experiment with GLP-1s and aging
Are GLP-1s for life? What we know about getting older on weight-loss drugs
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Accidental mix-ups of sounds reveal how the brain produces speech
Spoonerisms are among the most well-known speech errors, and for linguists and psychologists they offer a glimpse into…
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Why New York State imposed a data center moratorium
The nation’s first statewide moratorium on new hyperscale facilities gives officials up to one year to work out how to…
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U.S. cities have the worst air quality in the world right now—here’s how to stay safe
Wildfire smoke may be as much as 10 times more dangerous than other forms of air pollution, research suggests
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See unprecedented images of Sunda clouded leopards, the ‘ghosts of the forest’
New, never-before-seen images provide a glimpse into the secretive lives of a clouded leopard species found in the…
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What’s the longest total solar eclipse?
Duration, location, aviation: What makes the best possible view of a total solar eclipse?
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Permanent daylight savings is bad for Americans’ health—here’s what science says could be better
More sunlight in the evenings doesn’t always equate to better health
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Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell
U.S. officials have traced an explosive-diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak in five states to shredded lettuce served at…
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Ancient Egyptian princesses were ‘powerful’ weapon users, new analysis suggests
These findings challenge a long-held belief about weapons found in female burial sites
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