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A breaching Sowerby's beaked whale.

Carcasses are the best clues we have for these mysterious whales

Two scientists dig with a shovel.

These 142-year-old seeds sprouted after spending more than a century underground

illustrated map of top us science vacation destinations

The coolest science-themed destinations in all 50 states

By Emily Cerf, Nikita Amir

A golden retriever dog.

Dogs can sniff out COVID faster than PCR tests

Two men throw a net from a boat in the Colombian mangroves.

‘Blue carbon’ is a win-win for endangered coastal ecosystems and carbon sequestration

A person wearing a long-sleeved white shirt while holding a baby.

Stay cool this summer by making the right wardrobe choices

A line of yellow school buses.

Electric Vehicles

A Maryland school district switched to electric buses to save kids’ lungs. Can others follow?

Two divers collect coral samples from reef.

How divers found 4 new coral species, hidden in plain sight

test tubes in a tray

The US will send 20 million COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need

Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks—but there’s a catch

Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks—but there’s a catch

By Claire Maldarelli, Emily Cerf

Why time in the sun lightens your hair but darkens your skin

Why time in the sun lightens your hair but darkens your skin

Baboon sits on a tree branch in Kenya.

Baboon poop shows how chronic stress shortens lives

Woman wearing a mask in a park

UK doctors will re-expose COVID-19 survivors to study how long immunity lasts

High temperatures can cause embryonic bearded dragons to change sex

Construction workers install solar panles.

How Biden’s jobs plan will be put to work for the environment

Two adults and a child walk wearing masks.

The majority of US COVID-19 cases now trace back to the UK variant

The fossilized skull of the newly discovered L. aliocranianus dinosaur.

This newly discovered dinosaur is called ‘the one who causes fear’ for a reason

cranes on the waterfront

6 key ways Biden’s new job plan tackles climate, health, tech, and more