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Planetary Science

NASA’s Europa mission is a homecoming for one planetary astronomer

Over her long career, Bonnie Buratti has seen the search for life in the solar system go from a joke to a flagship mission.

By Lisa Grossman7 hours ago

Orange cat squeezes through a crack in the door.

Animals

At-home experiments shed light on cats’ liquid behavior

By Andrea Tamayo9 hours ago

a nose with two odors going in

Your brain can perceive subtle odor changes in a single sniff

By Nora BradfordOctober 14, 2024

Evenki reindeer herders rely on environmental features to navigate.

Navigation research often excludes the environment. That’s starting to change

By Sujata GuptaOctober 11, 2024

This image shows Saturn, ringed and in tones of tan, against an inky background. Three tiny light spots in the background and one dot against the lower half of the planet are four of Saturn's moons.

Planetary Science

Saturn’s first Trojan asteroid has finally been discovered

By Ken CroswellOctober 11, 2024

A museum diorama of two notorious 19th century lions. One is crouched in the foreground in what looks like a hunting pose while the second looks like it is running up to the scene.

Animals

DNA from old hair helps confirm the macabre diet of two 19th century lions

By Jake BuehlerOctober 11, 2024

An image shows a mouse's spine overlaid with colors indicating radioactive decays. The region of highest activity overlaps with a tumor region circled in red.

Physics

Radioactive beams give a real-time view of cancer treatment in mice

By Emily ConoverOctober 11, 2024

Spotlight on Health

An image shows a mouse's spine overlaid with colors indicating radioactive decays. The region of highest activity overlaps with a tumor region circled in red.

Radioactive beams give a real-time view of cancer treatment in mice

This first successful treatment of tumors with radioactive ion beams could one day lead to treating human patients’ tumors with millimeter precision.

By Emily ConoverOctober 11, 2024
A viral gene drive could offer a new approach to fighting herpes
New electrical stitches use muscle movement to speed up healing

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Climate change fueled the fury of hurricanes Helene and Milton

Two new studies find climate change amped up sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, fueling the hurricanes' intensity.

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Semaglutide saps mice’s motivation to run

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These sea creatures can fuse their bodies

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Work on protein structure and design wins the 2024 chemistry Nobel

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A brain network linked to attention is larger in people with depression

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Life

The fruit fly revolutionized biology. Now it’s boosting science in Africa

By Darren IncorvaiaOctober 1, 2024
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Humans

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Climate

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Astronomy

Runaway stars could influence the cosmos far past their home galaxies

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Physics

Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays

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Health & Medicine

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An mRNA vaccine protected mice against deadly intestinal C. difficile bacteria

By Jonathan LambertOctober 3, 2024
Brain-controlled bionic limbs are inching closer to reality

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Earth

What leads rivers to suddenly change course?

By Nikk OgasaOctober 10, 2024
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Science & Society

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By Sujata GuptaOctober 10, 2024
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