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A photo of a rice weevil with its wings spread out sitting on a grain of rice.

Life

A rice weevil frozen in flight won the 2025 Nikon Small World photo contest

From fluorescent ferns to sprawling neurons, this year’s winning photos reveal the structures and artistry of life seen through a microscope.

By Carly Kay4 hours ago

Ancient Greeks mixed wine with water in this vessel.

Science & Society

Our relationship with alcohol is fraught. Ancient customs might inspire a reset

By Sujata Gupta6 hours ago

A young child suffering from malnutrition is examined in a hospital in Gaza.

Health & Medicine

An estimated 54,600 young children are malnourished in Gaza

By Aimee CunninghamOctober 16, 2025

A house on fire

Climate

As wildfires worsen, science can help communities avoid destruction

By Nikk OgasaOctober 16, 2025

Left: A fossilized bee in a sandy-colored rock. Middle: A porous gray shape on a black background. Right: A fossilized flower in a rock

These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source

By Taylor Mitchell BrownOctober 15, 2025

Hand bones from a non-homo hominid that could have been used for grasping tools

Fossil hand bones point to tool use outside the Homo lineage

By Bruce BowerOctober 15, 2025

All the living things, including the plants and three people socializing and a fourth checking their phone, give off a bit of a glow of light while the rest of the illustration is shadowy.

Life

We all have a (very tiny) glow of light, no movie magic needed

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 15, 2025

We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Spotlight on Health

a photograph of different types of foods, seasonings, oils and food dyes on an orange background

Are ultraprocessed foods truly addictive?

Ultraprocessed foods can create powerful pulls similar to those of alcohol, nicotine or opioids, with worrisome consequences for our health.

By Laura SandersOctober 8, 2025
A new drug shows promise for hard-to-treat high blood pressure
You’re probably eating enough protein, but maybe not the right mix

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David Liu, Harvard professor of organic chemistry, gazes into the camera and smiles in this black and white photo.

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October 2025 cover issue of Science News

October 1, 2025 Vol. 207 No. 10

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Astronomers saw a rogue planet going through a rapid growth spurt

The growth spurt hints that the free-floating object evolves like a star, providing clues about rogue planets’ mysterious origins.

A bat with light brown fur clings to fine threads, its wings partially open and face clearly visible against a black background.

Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology

AI-designed proteins test biosecurity safeguards

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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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