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An enormous radio telescope may soon be a powerful tool for planetary defense
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Flash floods are rare, but deadly. Here’s how to be ready for them.
Four-legged dog robots could one day explore the moon
Some sea snakes may not be colorblind after all
15 remarkable JWST images that reveal the wonders of our vast universe
How the 1918 pandemic changed what we knew about viruses
Why you might feel older than you actually are
The Milky Way’s shiniest known exoplanet has glittering metallic clouds
The fossil record holds clues about modern-day marine ecology
A 500-million-year-old sea squirt is the evolutionary clue we need to understand our humble beginnings
Bee brains could teach robots to make split-second decisions
Same-sex mounting in male macaques can help them reproduce more successfully
Updated forecast shows northern lights won’t be visible in most US states this week
Why preserving museum specimens is so vital for science
NASA’s quirky new lunar rover will be the first to cruise the moon’s south pole
Cells have some clever tricks for copying DNA
Alzheimer’s-slowing drug Leqembi gains full FDA approval
Before spider mites mate, one of them gets their skin removed
Kids pick up math skills while playing certain board games
Uranus got its name from a very serious authority
Texas saw a jump in its birth rate after banning most abortions, according to new study
Treasures from the ‘Ivory Lady’ tomb reveal a Copper Age woman’s extraordinary power
The rocky history of a missing 26,000-foot Himalayan peak
Stressed rattlesnakes just need a little help from their friends
A toaster-sized NASA instrument captured a UV scene of the Milky Way
New species of inkless octopus may have been found in Costa Rica’s deep seas
Fire swamps are more than just folk legend
July 3 may have marked the hottest day ever recorded
Ancient ‘weird shrimp from Canada’ used bizarre appendages to scarf up soft prey
The birds of summer patrolling Ocean City’s boardwalk
Cold fusion is making a scientific comeback
Saturn’s rings get a glow up in new near-infrared telescope images
Drones are following dolphins to spy on their complex social lives
Damage on 39,000-year-old tools may reveal a prehistoric ‘Age of Bamboo’
Euclid space telescope begins its search through billions of galaxies for dark matter and energy
July’s skies heat up with the Buck Moon, a shimmery Venus, and more
A fresco discovered in Pompeii looks like ancient pizza—but it’s likely focaccia
The Milky Way’s ghostly neutrinos have finally been found
These organisms have a natural gene-editing system that could be more useful than CRISPR
Badgers and birds may be teaming up to steal honey
Were dinosaurs hot or not?
Check out some of the weirdest warty frogs in North America
9 science-backed tips for better conversations
Astronomers used dead stars to detect a new form of ripple in space-time
How to get your name engraved on a NASA spacecraft bound for Europa
Women have been skillful, purposeful hunters in most foraging societies
Rare homegrown malaria cases in the US force health advisory, but don’t panic yet
The ‘experience’ of a cup of coffee may be just as stimulating as its caffeine
How does your body stay balanced inside? Thank homeostasis.
The ancestor of all placental mammals survived the dino-killing asteroid
Why scientists gave vaccines to farmed crocodiles
Orangutans can make two sounds at the same time
How Russia’s war in Ukraine almost derailed Europe’s Mars rover
There might be an ice giant planet hiding in our solar system
Megalodons were likely warm-blooded, despite being stone-cold killers
Onboard the ISS, nothing goes to waste—including sweat and pee
A 50-million-year-old insect testicle is one lucky find
Cut-up prehistoric bone raises questions about early human cannibalism
Virgin Galactic has a launch date for its first paying space tourists
NASA kills its electric plane’s flight plan, citing safety concerns
This company put a huge cell-tower-like satellite in space
Explosive star ‘demolition derby’ observed for the very first time
This dolphin ancestor looked like a cross between Flipper and Moby Dick