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We're In For A Brutal Hurricane Season, According To Predictions
What 'Inside Out 2' Got Right About Anxiety, Per A Psychologist
Pluto Isn't A Planet — But It Gives Us Clues For How The Solar System Formed
How Millions Of Mosquitoes Could Save Hawaii's Endangered Birds
Inheriting: Leah & Japanese American Incarceration
Why You Shouldn't Worry About Invasive Joro Spiders
How The Current Heat Dome Can Affect Human Health
From The Physics Of G-Force To Weightlessness: How It Feels To Launch Into Space
Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Booming. What Does That Mean For The Confiscated Animals?
'Math In Drag' Explores The Creativity And Beauty In Numbers
Why The Science Of Tides Was Crucial For D-Day
Psychedelic Treatment For PTSD Faces Misconduct Hurdle
A Silky Shark Named Genie Swam 17,000 Miles, a Record-Breaking Migration
A Vaginal Microbiome Transplant Could Help People With BV
With Summer Approaching, Here's A Smarter Way To Use Sunscreen
How Israel Is Using Facial Recognition In Gaza
Who's At Risk For Uterine Fibroids? Most Women
What Are Sperm Whales Saying? Researchers Find A Complex 'Alphabet'
Scientists Reveal Mysterious Origin of Baobab Trees, Rafiki's Home in 'The Lion King'
Climate Change Is Coming For Your Chocolate
How AI Is Cracking The Biology Code
NEWS: NOAA Issues First Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch Since 2005
How Autism Can Look Very Different, Even in Identical Twins
The Wonderous World Of Nudibranchs
'Stealing The Past': A Spat Between Twins Leads To A Theory Of Disputed Memories
Deer Are Expanding North. That Could Hurt Some Species Like Boreal Caribou
The Mysterious "Great Attractor" Pulling Our Galaxy Off Course
How The New Catan Board Game Can Spark Conversations On Climate Change
10 Years After Flint, The Fight To Replace Lead Pipes Continues
Beavers Can Help With Climate Change. So How Do We Get Along?
Sustainable Seafood Is All Around You — If You Know Where To Look
An 11-Year-old Unearthed Fossils Of The Largest Known Marine Reptile
The Nightmarish Worm That Lived 25 Million Years Longer Than Researchers Thought
How The Brain Experiences Pleasure — Even The Kind That Makes Us Feel Guilty
What To Know About The New EPA Rule Limiting 'Forever Chemicals' In Tap Water
The Order Your Siblings Were Born In May Play A Role In Identity And Sexuality
How Climate Change And Physics Affect Baseball
The "Barcodes" Powering These Tiny Songbirds' Memories May Also Help Human Memory
How To Make The Most Of Next Week's Solar Eclipse
The Two Sides Of Guyana: A Green Champion And An Oil Producer
The Shy Rodents Lost To Science
Shots Are Scary. But They Don't Have To Be.
What's It Like To Live In Space? One Astronaut Says It Changes Her Dreams
The Evolutionary Mystery Of Menopause ... In Whales
Syphilis Cases Are Rising In Babies. Illinois Has A Potential Solution
A Tale Of Two Bengali Physicists
Are We On The Brink Of A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough?
What We Know About Long COVID, From Brain Fog to Fatigue
The Science Of Atomic Bombs At The Heart Of 'Oppenheimer'
The "Shocking" Tactic Electric Fish Use to Collectively Sense the World
The Recent Glitch Threatening Voyager 1
The Evolution Of Cancer Treatment
Could Dune Really Exist? What Scientists Think of Our Favorite Sci-Fi Worlds
Is It Possible To Feed The World Sustainably?
In Light of The Alabama Court Ruling, A Look At The Science Of IVF
Didn't Get A Valentine's Love Song? These Skywalker Gibbons Sing Love Duets
When The Sun Erupts
The Life And Death Of A Woolly Mammoth
The U.N.'s First-Ever Analysis Of World's Migratory Species Just Dropped
Celebrate Valentine's Day With These Queer Animals
The Shared History Of The Chinese And Gregorian Calendars
Clownfish Might Be Counting Their Potential Enemies' Stripes
After 20 Years, This Scientist Uncovered The Physics Behind The Spiral Pass
Wolves Are Thriving In The Radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
This Scientist Figured Out Why Your Appendix Isn't Useless
Murder, Mayhem At The Zoo: A Naked Mole Rat Succession War
Choose Your Lightning Protection: Lasers, Rockets or Rods?
Lessons on the limits of ecosystem restoration from the Everglades
When Tiny, Invasive Ants Go Marching In...And Alter An Ecosystem
Experiencing Racism May Physically Change Your Brain
This Wild Bird Will Lead You To Honey On Command
After Domestic Abuse Ends, the Effects of Brain Injuries Can Persist
What You Need To Know About The Current Tripledemic
Our Lives Are Ruled By The Illusion Of Time
Body Electric: The Body Across The Ages
Odd Radio Circles Are glowing Around Some Galaxies. Now We Know Why
Preserving Our Humanity In The Age Of Robots
The Record For World's Largest Snowflake Might Not Count
Snow Flies Pay An Arm And A Leg For Love
Why Big Numbers Break Our Brains
Asian Glow Might Have A Major Upside
This Year's Top Science Stories, Wrapped
A year in music science: wonder, volume and animals that groove
Life Could Be Different ... And Maybe Better?
This Holiday, Dig Into Some Of The Hilarious Science Of Christmas BMJs Past
LED Lights Make You Sick? We Found Out What Causes It
Once A Satirical Conspiracy, Bird Drones Could Soon Be A Reality
Climate Talks Call For A Transition Away From Fossil Fuels. Is That Enough?
Want To Be Greener This Holiday Season? Try Composting!
More Plant And Fungi Emojis, Please!
When AI Goes Wrong
Why it's so hard to resist holiday sales (and how to try)
How Glaciers Move — And Affect Sea Level Rise
Feeling Lonely? Your Brain May Process The World Differently
A Star Is Born ... And Then What? Journey Through The Life Cycle of a star
Don't Call It Dirt: The Surprising Science Of Soil
These Penguins Take 10,000 Little Naps A Day — Seconds At A Time
The International Race To Create Human Eggs And Sperm In The Lab
Monday Night Football And Pursuing Two Careers With John Urschel
What Fossilized Poop Can Teach Us About Dinosaurs