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An illustration shows a bright jet of energy blasting from the center of a glowing, tilted disk of gas and dust swirling around a compact star in space.

A strange ‘chirp’ in a brilliant stellar blast points to a magnetar

Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.

By Jay Bennett20 minutes ago

An Amazon molly fish, which doesn't reproduce sexually.

The Amazon molly — a sex-skipping fish — hacks evolution

By Elie Dolgin20 minutes ago

A bumblebee sits atop a pinkish-purple flower. The bee, facing to the left, is at rest with its wings folded.

Animals

Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater

By Erin Garcia de Jesús16 hours ago

An illustration of a woman in a yellow shirt and jeans standing in a field smelling flowers and farting. Flower petals blow behind her.

Health & Medicine

‘Smart underwear’ measures how often humans fart

By Tina Hesman SaeyMarch 10, 2026

A spruce branch in front of a black background with small beams and specks of blue and purple light emanating from the needle tips

Plants

Tree tops sparkle with electricity during thunderstorms

By Lily BurtonMarch 10, 2026

An aerial view shows a wide glacier flowing between mountains and ending at a gray glacial lake.

Climate

Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing

By Douglas FoxMarch 9, 2026

A small, cylindrical object is illuminated beneath a microscope

Physics

When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records

By Emily ConoverMarch 9, 2026

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A high school student is sleeping on their desk, which has papers. They are holding a pencil.

A rising percentage of U.S. teens aren’t getting enough sleep

Teens need eight to 10 hours of sleep each night. A large majority get less than that, according to a national survey of U.S. high school students.

By Aimee CunninghamMarch 2, 2026
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Two basketball players, shown from the waist down, face off on a court.

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An infant sooty mangabey sleeps in its mother arms. Mpox lesions are visible on its visible body parts: its head, ears and arm.

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Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders ensnare prey in webs

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