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A galaxy cluster discovered on New Year’s Eve in 2020 shines in a new image from NASA’s Chandra…
A galaxy cluster discovered on New Year’s Eve in 2020 shines in a new image from NASA’s Chandra…
Health officials have agreed to assess pending medical research grants after a Trump administra…
NASA’s new boss Jared Isaacman hinted that he could break with Texas lawmakers’ push to move ic…
A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also r…
From crewed lunar voyages to flight tests of fully reusable rockets and launches of new orbital…
A humungous shark that lived 115 million years ago surpassed the size of modern-day great white…
The U.S.’s decision to ban the sale of new foreign-made drones will have far wider-reaching imp…
A pill version of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss drug Wegovy has been greenlit for use in the U.…
There was more good health news about the COVID-19 vaccine for infants, kids and adults in Dece…
As endangered southern resident killer whales fight for survival, federal funding cuts threaten…
A look back at 2025’s biggest science stories—from federal upheaval and public health setbacks …
Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: y…
A massive collision between two asteroid-sized bodies around a nearby star offers a rare look a…
Oceans hiding within the crusts of distant moons are tantalizing targets for scientists looking…
Sort out a rectangle tangle in this math puzzle from CurioScience
Machine learning techniques that make use of tensor networks could manipulate data more efficie…
New experiments show how RNA might form not just on Earth but on other rocky planets, too from…
An oil tanker seized by the U.S. this week reportedly used a technique that scrambled its locat…
Moths sometimes drink the tears of other animals, but the behavior has mostly been observed in …
When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped …
Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of …
A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestr…
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to makin…
Stalagmite data suggest Homo floresiensis faced prolonged drought that stressed both them and …
More than 1 in 10 children in the U.S. have ADHD, fueling debate over the condition and how to …
A scientist has identified a possible astronomical explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, as de…
An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and huma…
Ten great stories about 10 forgotten female scientists that we hope will inspire middle school …
Nanotyrannus wasn’t a juvenile T. rex but a petite adult of a separate species, a new study o…
Texas-based firm Ocean Infinity will send swarms of autonomous underwater vehicles into the sou…
Scientific American hosted an event at Morehouse School of Medicine to highlight medical advan…
Scientists found evidence of a distant planet’s moon system forming from CurioScience
The FDA is reportedly mulling changes that could make childhood vaccines less accessible and mo…
The company behind TikTok is rolling out a smartphone AI assistant that behaves less like an ap…
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on Friday u…
A small study finds that individualized prehab can dampen harmful immune responses and may redu…