Can AI predict whether you’ll die from cancer from just an image of your face?
Researchers tasked an algorithm with predicting cancer patients’ risk of dying. For some people, it was shockingly…
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Japan launches a probe to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos
The Martian Moons Exploration mission will aim to bring back samples from Phobos
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Alarm grows over Russian satellite’s provocative approach to U.S.-owned satellite
How close is too close for encounters between sensitive spacecraft orbiting Earth? With a mysterious approach to…
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How what we see and hear feed together to help us understand emotions
The emotions themselves may be more important than the senses we use to perceive them
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The first mission to sample Mars’s moons launches today
For the first time ever, a spacecraft will travel all the way to the Mars system and return. But first, it has to get…
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Biohackers say this supplement lets you drink coffee at night. No one knows if it’s safe
Rutaecarpine is touted as a fix to rapidly flush caffeine out of the body, but it may be toxic when mixed with Tylenol
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The mechanics of honeybee stingers, microplastic health risks and new findings on postmenopausal ovaries
New research reveals how bee stingers work, why microplastics may be harmful and what postmenopausal ovaries are doing…
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Plants move to get away from their decaying brethren
A new discovery reveals how plants protect themselves from microbes in rotting material
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Here’s what scientists think about Theranos a decade after it imploded
A viral documentary has everyone talking about Elizabeth Holmes’s fraudulent blood testing start-up again—but…
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Everything you need to know about flu season 2026
An early start doesn’t necessarily mean disaster
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5 ways to make Halloween decorations friendlier to wildlife
You don’t need to sacrifice spookiness to keep real owls, bats and snakes safe
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How many planets could fit in the solar system?
As far-fetched as it may seem, quirks of orbital mechanics could allow dozens of planets to be packed around a star
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Are you addicted to your phone? What scientists say about screen time and social media
Experts unpack the science of screen addiction and how to build a healthier relationship with technology
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Google’s quantum Willow chip may be able to grow ‘magic states’
The work could help improve quantum computers’ accuracy in complex calculations
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Scientists discover an ancient shipwreck dating to when the Great Pyramid was built
The wreck was found with relatively intact cargo on the seabed off the coast of Türkiye and is believed to be between…
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Can AI break encryption? OpenAI’s new math has cryptographers divided
OpenAI’s bumper crop of 722 math papers wowed and worried the research community—and cryptographers are split over…
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Scientists vote to end leap seconds, redefining how the world keeps time
A new system, called the “leap hour,” will allow Earth’s rotation and official time to fall out of alignment by a full…
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What would it take to terraform Mars? Erika DeBenedictis has ideas
The CEO of Pioneer Labs, a biotech startup developing Mars-adapted microbes, is on a quest to make alien worlds nice…
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Anthropic’s AI worm research raises new fears about smart device security
Researchers explored how AI could spread through everyday gadgets. But cybersecurity experts have seen these tricks…
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Honeybees deemphasize potential ‘misinformation’ in their waggle dances
Confident bees work harder to convince their peers of tasty treats
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New ‘First Proof’ exam reveals how AI-powered math is a pay-to-play sport
The benchmark confirms that some AIs are becoming exceptional tools for research-level math. But open-source models…
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NIH appears to shut down public comments on science peer-review rule change ahead of schedule
The proposed change to how the National Institutes of Health handles grant applications has been criticized by…
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Microplastics are linked to inflammation—scientists might have finally worked out why
Microplastics interact with water to create highly reactive molecules, a new study finds
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How a year of extreme weather and a ‘Super El Niño’ will affect fall foliage
Leaf-peeping season is ramping up—here’s what to expect
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Stunning video reveals the year-round dance of the sun’s corona
NASA’s PUNCH mission is showing a rarely seen aspect of our nearest star—the churning chaos of the solar corona
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An ancient Chinese math puzzle shows how to win at cards, horse races and gerrymandering
A stratagem that dates back two millennia leads to a math puzzle that took 30 years to solve
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Climate scientists issue a sobering diagnosis about Earth's 'vital signs'
“The climate emergency is already here”
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Amateur astronomer harnesses AI to find a possible hidden exoplanet
Evidence for this possible super-Earth has been lurking for years in NASA data. Pavel Rabtsevich found it—with a little…
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Claude just found a CRISPR-like DNA pattern, but even Anthropic's scientists aren't sure what it does
The large language model took less than a day to identify the curious stretch of DNA
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Are Blue Zones real? One researcher finds the data deeply flawed
The data behind Blue Zones might not be that strong
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Hurricane Isaias shows ‘it only takes one’ to wreak havoc after historically calm Atlantic hurricane season
The Category 2 storm spawned tornadoes, flooding and extreme rain when it made landfall
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Latest Trump administration proposal to change NIH research grant system draws scientists’ ire
One researcher tells Scientific American that the change would reduce transparency and risk politicizing the grant…
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The mathematical secret behind why rose petals curl
The elegant curl of rose petals may be distinct among flowers—and math can explain why
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OpenAI’s blockbuster Navier-Stokes proof isn’t what we thought it was
Rumors that OpenAI’s “Navier-Stokes” solution stole the work of two mathematicians may have been overblown
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What happens to the body during menopause? New research hints at a biological ‘cliff’
Certain health markers seem to “jump” during menopause, according to a new study, but it’s unclear why
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Scientists worry AI is stealing their ideas
Researchers are using AI as a sounding board throughout their work. But concerns are growing that companies may present…
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