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Particle Physics

Dark matter hunters may have finally spotted a hint of the particles

Shadowy dark matter has eluded scientists for decades. The LZ experiment may have spotted one particle, called a WIMP, but more data is needed to check.

By Emily Conover2 hours ago

A collage of a woman with a migraine and possible treatments

Migraine drugs are getting more precise. Choosing the right one is still tricky

By Nora Bradford20 hours ago

California blackworms

Animals

These worms move faster when you give them less space

By Rohini Subrahmanyam23 hours ago

A construction worker naps in the midday heat.

Science & Society

To nap or not to nap? Science is still waking up to the question

By Sujata GuptaAugust 31, 2026

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Physics

Free-falling atoms in space put a new twist on Galileo’s gravity test

By Emily ConoverAugust 28, 2026

The back of a hand inflamed with multiple mosquito bites

Health & Medicine

Your skin chemistry may affect which mosquitoes most want to bite you

By Skyler WareAugust 28, 2026

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Spotlight on Back to School

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Science backs calls for limiting screens in schools

School device use links with lower test scores and distractions abound. But reversing the entrenched pandemic pivot to screens will be hard.

By Sujata GuptaAugust 10, 2026
A rising percentage of U.S. teens aren’t getting enough sleep
With effort, procrastinators can change

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NASA’s new space telescope will reveal the universe like never before

NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will tackle nearly every aspect of astrophysics, including dark matter, dark energy and alien planets.

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Motor neurons don’t just move muscles. They may direct that motion too

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Spikes, claws and stingers have no single best shape

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Earth

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