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Science & Society

Know the legal age to buy tobacco products in the U.S.? Many parents don’t

A study finds that less than half of surveyed parents know the legal age, 21, to buy cigarettes, vapes, nicotine pouches and other tobacco products.

By Aimee Cunningham3 hours ago

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Particle Physics

A strange ‘neutrino force’ helped heal a crack in particle physics

By Emily Conover21 hours ago

Physics

A new measurement reveals gravity is still hard to pin down

By Mara Johnson-Groh22 hours ago

A night vision image of a margay crouched on a broad tree trunk.

Animals

This tree is number one for cloud forest mammals going number two

By Bethany Brookshire24 hours ago

A woman wearing a wool hat exhales a visible breath in the cold

Health & Medicine

Breath carries clues to gut health

By Meghan RosenApril 15, 2026

A woman wearing ankle-length black leggings stands barefoot on a scale. Her legs are visible below the knee only. Using GLP-1 drugs for obesity produces different results for people. Gene variants partly explain the drugs' efficacy and whether people will have side effects.

Health & Medicine

Some GLP-1 drugs are more effective for those with specific gene variants

By Tina Hesman SaeyApril 15, 2026

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Math

Math long resisted a digital disruption. AI is poised to change that

By Stephen OrnesApril 15, 2026

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NASA’s Artemis II Mission

A selfie closeup of the Artemis II Orion capsule on a dark space background

Artemis II: NASA’s Orion heads home after a historic loop around the moon

The record-setting astronauts had a front-row view of the farside of the moon, an eclipse and perhaps a re-creation of the famous Earthrise.

By Lisa GrossmanApril 6, 2026
The first-ever ‘Earthset’ image marks another Artemis II milestone
Artemis II sends humans around the moon for first time since Apollo

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A crescent of Earth hangs over the horizon of the moon, as the planet sets. The brown moon foreground is pocked with craters.

The first-ever ‘Earthset’ image marks another Artemis II milestone

As NASA’s Orion spacecraft slipped behind the farside of the moon, the astronauts captured the crescent of Earth setting over the moon’s horizon.

A selfie closeup of the Artemis II Orion capsule on a dark space background

Artemis II: NASA’s Orion heads home after a historic loop around the moon

An illustration of Ediacaran animals based on their fossils.

Fossils reveal many complex animals existed before the Cambrian explosion

Artemis II sends humans around the moon for first time since Apollo

A web of blue lines etch the outline of a heart against a black background in an illustration meant to evoke the idea of a digital version of the organ.

Digital heart twins can guide a lifesaving procedure

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