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Plants

These flowers lure pollinators to their deaths. There’s a new twist on how

Some jack-in-the-pulpit plants may use sex to lure pollinators. That's confusing for male fungus gnats — and deadly.

Planetary Science

Here’s how NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has spent 1 year on Mars

The first flying robot on the Red Planet arrived as a technology demonstration. It’s now a trusty scout for its rover partner, Perseverance.

Particle Physics

A new nuclear imaging prototype detects tumors’ faint glow

Nuclear imaging that relies on Cerenkov light could supplement standard-of-care technology for identifying location of tumors.

Astronomy

Crumbling planets might trigger repeating fast radio bursts

Mysterious blasts of cosmic radio waves might be due to planets sweeping extremely close to their host neutron stars.