Researcher proposes first-time model that replaces dark energy and dark matter in explaining nature of the universe

What the new science of magic reveals about perception and free will

How a surgeon tried to avoid justice for years after stabbing colleague

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill

[Yellow] Can Make You Feel Happier

Torpedo Bats and the Physics of the Sweet Spot

A Long-Held Assumption About Uranus Just Got Upended

Dire wolf de-extinction: Colossal Biosciences brings back extinct species

Galaxies Without Stars? Scientists Zero In on the Universe’s Darkest Halos

Thalamus Identified As a Hub for Memory and Brain Plasticity

From ketchup to concrete, rolling particles make suspensions more fluid

‘Misokinesia’ Phenomenon Could Affect 1 in 3 People, Study Shows

Saturn’s moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study finds

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Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship’s final hours

Mathematicians Wrote a Proof for a 100-Year-Old Problem—and May Have Just Changed Geometry

Intelligence Evolved at Least Twice in Vertebrate Animals

American YouTuber Arrested After Trying to Give Isolated Tribe Diet Coke

Say Hello to Nature’s Fire Brigade

‘We thought it was the end of the world’: How the US dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966

There’s Now a Third Way to Inherit Traits That Isn’t Your DNA or RNA, Scientists Say

‘We made everything bear-proof’: the Italian village that learned to love its bears

How Silica Gel Took Over the World

Background music: When the wrong tune drains workplace energy and focus

States Are Banning Forever Chemicals. Industry Is Fighting Back

Why we can’t squash the common cold, even after 100 years of studying it

What If We Made Advertising Illegal?

On this day in 1994 a “deadhead” attempted to hijack a FedEx flight

Unexpected driver of megastorms

Meet ‘Nighthawk’: Mars helicopter mission could be big leap for exploration

Scientists Discover a Simple Method to Reduce Mercury Levels in Tuna

Why do plastic containers always come out wet from the dishwasher? Science has the answer

WWII Ordnance Is Polluting the Baltic Sea

At 97, Endangered Tortoise Becomes Oldest First-Time Mom of Her Species With Four New Hatchlings—and Potentially More on the Way

An icy new map of Antarctica could help direct the search for alien life

Scientists Are Finally Close to Digitally Recreating Worm Brains

Video: Queen Alexandra: Royal photographer of behind-the-scenes Royal Family life in the Edwardian era [8:43]

Mum who killed her baby ‘haunted’ by secret for 25 years

Metal Detectorists Unearth Ancient Dagger Decorated With Tiny Stars, Crescent Moons and Geometric Patterns

How bacteria could help build and maintain cities on the moon

North America is Dripping from Below, Geoscientists Discover

The Undying Unicorn

Mass grave of over 120 Roman soldiers found under soccer field

Woman contacted by stranger on DNA site – and the truth about her birth unravelled

Climate Violence Is Coming for Rich Countries, and They’re Not Ready

Scientists Recover Underwater Camera Designed to Snap Photos of Loch Ness Monster [in 1970]

‘Peering into the eyes of the past’: reconstruction reveals face of woman who lived before Trojan war

Brain Structure That Filters Consciousness Identified

Perseverance Witnesses Larger Dust Devil Consuming Smaller One on Mars

Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots

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Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says

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Something Truly Scary Discovered at The Bottom of Belize’s Great Blue Hole

How a Problem About Pigeons Powers Complexity Theory

Iconic “rotting flesh” scented corpse flower in grave danger of dying out

Jupiter’s mysterious hotspot created by solar wind: study

How a ‘mudball’ meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America

160x More Power From a Twist: The Metamaterial Breakthrough Redefining Energy Storage

Booze Makes Male Fruit Flies More Attractive to Females