Electric rain can eat through metal
New research shows that water becomes electrified as it slides down smooth surfaces, leading to corrosion
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Mars may be two-faced to its core
The Red Planet’s global geography of low-lying northern plains and rugged southern highlands seems to have surprisingly…
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Meta to pay $18 billion and make sweeping app changes to settle social media harms lawsuit
Meta agreed to implement new safety measures, including a default two-hour daily limit for using Facebook and…
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could reveal dark energy’s deepest secrets
The more scientists try to understand dark energy, the more its mysteries seem to grow. NASA’s newest space telescope…
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Controversial Alzheimer’s surgery is said to reverse symptoms. Here’s what scientists say
Jaw-dropping patient videos and miraculous testimonials ignited a frenzy in China over a technique that aims to improve…
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The overlooked role of sperm DNA damage in recurrent miscarriage
New recommendations spotlight sperm’s role in recurrent miscarriage
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX to expand beyond Texas Starbase with new Louisiana spaceport dedicated to Starship
The new spaceport will support thousands of launches each year, according to SpaceX
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These math tricks can make rare Pokémon appear out of nowhere
A technique that manipulates the video game's random number generator makes rare Pokemón appear, showing how it's not…
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Trump administration quietly signals possible changes coming to childhood vaccine schedule
A request for information from the Department of Health and Human Services seeks public input as to how vaccines are…
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The U.S. just recorded its first two deaths from measles for 2026
Both of the deceased were unvaccinated against measles. The deaths are the first fatalities caused by the preventable…
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How to see the 2026 ‘blood moon’ eclipse this week
This near-total eclipse will be visible from the Americas, Africa and Europe—here’s how to see it
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Scientists just unleashed an army of 130,000 baby octopuses to fight off a blue crab invasion
When fully grown, the octopuses that survive could eat up to four blue crabs per day in the Mediterranean Sea
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In a 2023 interview, Trump’s new FDA pick laid out a vision for ‘conservative-based’ science
In a 2023 podcast interview, Heidi Overton called for the creation of “alternate systems” for publishing research that…
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The humanoid robot ‘Olympics’ is as ridiculous as it is impressive
Two robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter-dash record—but likely couldn’t survive in the real world
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‘Extreme’ wildfire sweeps Nevada as U.S. tallies almost 51,000 wildfires so far this year
A wildfire outside Reno began on August 22 and has already burned more than 15,000 acres of land
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Earth’s oceans just hit their hottest temperature ever recorded
The world’s oceans hit 21.10 degrees Celsius last Saturday, breaking a record set in 2024
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China delays ambitious Chang’e 7 moon mission until 2027
The search for frozen water is crucial to both China’s and NASA’s plans to establish permanent moon bases
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Sorry, Pluto’s still not a planet
On the 20th anniversary of Pluto’s infamous demotion, Mike “Pluto Killer” Brown explains why any reversal of that…
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Climate change opens Arctic shipping routes as roadless forest protections face rollback
Forests, extreme weather and the realities of a warming world
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See states’ kindergarten vaccination rates—from highest to lowest
Even as cases of diseases such as measles rise, childhood vaccinations are declining, thanks to changes in public…
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How “thunderquakes” could help reveal hidden structures inside the Earth
When that energy reaches the ground, some of it is converted into seismic waves that ripple through the soil and rock…
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60 years ago NASA took the first ever photo of Earth from the moon—and began a legacy
Snapped on August 23, 1966, by the uncrewed Lunar Orbiter 1, the photo’s legacy lives on in the breathtaking images of…
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Why trauma changes how our memory engages with our conscious experience
Trauma can distort how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain
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Is lettuce safe to eat yet? New data suggest cyclosporiasis cases are slowing
After a spike in infections in July, this explosive-diarrhea-causing outbreak may be coming to an end
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Why tornadoes touched down near New York City
Twisters don’t touch down in New York City often, but they can when the conditions are just right
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Why this El Niño will be the largest in living memory
A strengthening El Niño may surpass any seen since the 19th century and will usher in another record hot year or two
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What you need to know about West Nile virus
The mosquito-borne illness has sickened hundreds of people this year
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‘Earth-like’ exoplanets may exist—but we don’t know of any yet
Claiming an exoplanet to be “Earth-like” is a trend that needs to bite the dust
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What happened when people with anorexia tried magic mushrooms
Researchers are exploring whether magic mushrooms could offer a new treatment for anorexia
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The national debt is $40 trillion. What does that mean mathematically?
An investigation into the incomprehensibly, unfathomably large amount of money the U.S. owes
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Physicists pinpoint the perfect crystal site for an ultra-accurate nuclear clock
Growing crystals “like alchemy,” researchers plotted out the ideal site within the lattice to build a nuclear clock
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China’s solar power rollout is harming birds, a new analysis finds
A new study finds that China’s solar energy boom is hurting bird diversity
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Europe’s summer of wildfires is just a taste of what’s to come
The area of Europe affected by wildfires is due to triple, a new study finds
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Orbital data centers could transform our night sky forever
Without drastic interventions, data centers in space could disrupt scientific observations and fragile ecosystems by…
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Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself
A groundbreaking study hints at a hazy boundary between “life” and “non-life,” as well as two distinct origins of…
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China’s Chang’e 7 moonshot will seek water ice at the lunar south pole
The country’s latest mission, Chang’e 7, will be the first ever to land directly at the moon’s south pole. Whatever it…
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