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Physics

Here’s what might spark ghostly will-o’-the-wisps

Chemists have discovered tiny zaps of electricity moving between “swamp-gas” bubbles. Could they ignite methane gas to glow as dancing blue flames?

By Laura Allen2 hours ago

Cancer cells connect to neighboring cells via a skinny green tube.

Health & Medicine

Cancer uses mitochondria to reprogram neighboring cells

By Meghan Rosen5 hours ago

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What may be one of Earth’s earliest animals has a punk rock vibe

By Danielle Beurteaux6 hours ago

A young Black woman with light-colored hair sitting on stairs looks at her phone. She has a furrowed brow and her lips are pursed as if in worry or confusion. Her right hand is on her brow and her left holds a phone.

Health & Medicine

More young U.S. adults report trouble with memory and focus

By Tina Hesman Saey8 hours ago

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Health & Medicine

Pasteurization destroys H5N1 bird flu in milk

By Jay KakadeSeptember 26, 2025

An MRI image of the brain of a person with Huntington's disease. The brain shows up in blue and orange and the outline of the skull and some other bones are visible.

Health & Medicine

In a first, Huntington’s disease is slowed by an experimental treatment

By Bethany BrookshireSeptember 26, 2025

See a 3-D map of stellar nurseries based on data from the Gaia telescope

By McKenzie PrillamanSeptember 26, 2025

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Spotlight on Health

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A new drug shows promise for hard-to-treat high blood pressure

Results from a large trial suggest baxdrostat could provide a new option for people whose blood pressure remains high despite standard treatment.

By Isha IshtiaqSeptember 17, 2025
Staying on the keto diet long term could carry health risks
Cancer patients froze reproductive tissue as kids. Now they’re coming back for it

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Tug or fetch? Some dogs sort toys by how they are used

Dogs that easily learn the names of toys might also mentally sort them by function, a new example of complex cognitive activity in the canine brain.

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A new drug shows promise for hard-to-treat high blood pressure

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Life

A sixth mass extinction? Not so fast, some scientists say

By Jake BuehlerSeptember 4, 2025
Horses may have become rideable with the help of a genetic mutation

By Jake BuehlerAugust 28, 2025
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Humans

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By Meghan RosenSeptember 12, 2025
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Climate

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Astronomy

Astronomers detect the brightest ever fast radio burst

By McKenzie PrillamanSeptember 5, 2025
A newborn planet munches on gas and dust surrounding its host star

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Physics

Ice is more flexible than you think, a new nano-movie shows

By Rachel BerkowitzSeptember 25, 2025
Scientists made a biological quantum bit out of a fluorescent protein

By Emily ConoverSeptember 12, 2025
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By Emily ConoverAugust 13, 2025

Health & Medicine

With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment

By Laura SandersSeptember 23, 2025
A handheld ‘bone printer’ shows promise in animal tests

By Payal DharSeptember 18, 2025
Why are so many young people getting cancer?

By Fred SchwallerSeptember 18, 2025

Earth

Two of Greece’s most dangerous volcanoes share an underground link

By Carolyn GramlingSeptember 24, 2025
Recycled glass could help fend off coastal erosion

By Jude ColemanSeptember 12, 2025
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By Carolyn GramlingAugust 28, 2025

Science & Society

Scientists are people too, a new book reminds readers

By Karen KwonAugust 19, 2025
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By Sujata GuptaJuly 22, 2025
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