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A pullout from an illustration of inside the body shows how a toxin implicated in colon cancer binds to DNA. The squiggly representation of the toxin holds both sides of DNA's double helix.

Health & Medicine

How a bacterial toxin linked to colon cancer messes with DNA

A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to specific stretches of DNA.

By Elise Cutts9 hours ago

A close-up photo of hands hovering over a laptop's keyboard has an overly demonstrating the use of AI, which can alter voters' perceptions of political candidates.

Chatbots spewing facts, and falsehoods, can sway voters

By Sujata Gupta9 hours ago

An illustration of a Nanotyrannus and two T. rexes competing for the carcass of another dinosaur.

Nanotyrannus is still not a teenage T. rex

By Carolyn Gramling9 hours ago

An engraving of a 14th century story The Decameron, shown here, depicts the devastation of the Black Plague in the Italian city-state of Florence in 1348.

Earth

A volcanic eruption might have helped bring the Black Plague to Europe

By Carolyn Gramling12 hours ago

A closeup of a bowl found in an ancient tomb includes a depiction of a cat with tall fluffy ears, claws visible, some spots in its black back and a striped tail, reminiscient of a leapard cat.

Animals

Ancient DNA reveals China’s first ‘pet’ cat wasn’t the house cat

By Bethany BrookshireDecember 3, 2025

An ancient skull on display in a museum against a black background

Humans

Ancient southern Africans took genetic evolution in a new direction

By Bruce BowerDecember 3, 2025

A yellow van crushed by fallen bricks and debris outside a brick building

Earth

Human-caused earthquakes are real. Here’s why even stable regions can snap

By Rohini SubrahmanyamDecember 3, 2025

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Spotlight on Health

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‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way

Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.

By Maria TemmingNovember 24, 2025
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As action from the U.N.’s huge COP30 international meeting falls short, smaller groups are banding together to find ways to fight climate change.

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Life

A new dinosaur doomsday exhibit showcases survival after destruction

By Erin Garcia de JesúsNovember 21, 2025
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Humans

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Climate

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Astronomy

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Physics

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Health & Medicine

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Earth

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Science & Society

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