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Particle Physics

The possibilities for dark matter have just shrunk — by a lot

The LZ dark matter experiment has ruled out weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs, with a wide range of properties.

By Emily Conover6 hours ago

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Earth

Mantle waves buoy continents upward and bedeck them with diamonds

By Nikk Ogasa8 hours ago

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Health & Medicine

Extreme heat and rain help send dengue cases skyrocketing

By Erin Garcia de Jesús10 hours ago

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Microbes

More than 100 bacteria species can flourish in microwave ovens

By Abdullahi TsanniAugust 23, 2024

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Oceans

National Geographic’s ‘OceanXplorers’ dives into the ocean’s mysteries

By Abby WallaceAugust 23, 2024

Multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, bacteria

Health & Medicine

50 years ago, antibiotic resistant bacteria became a problem outside hospitals

By Maria TemmingAugust 23, 2024

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Health & Medicine

New COVID-19 booster shots have been approved. When should you get one?

By Tina Hesman SaeyAugust 22, 2024

Spotlight on Health

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New COVID-19 booster shots have been approved. When should you get one?

The vaccines target the omicron variants currently circulating in the United States.

By Tina Hesman SaeyAugust 22, 2024
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A newly approved ‘living drug’ could save more cancer patients’ lives

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National Geographic’s ‘OceanXplorers’ dives into the ocean’s mysteries

National Geographic’s documentary series ‘OceanXplorers,’ produced by James Cameron, invites you aboard one of the most advanced research vessels in the world.

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A risk-tolerant immune system may enable house sparrows’ wanderlust

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A new element on the periodic table might be within reach

The pelt of a 52,000 year-old woolly mammoth complete with reddish-brown fur is being measured and photographed with a smart phone by two men. The man on the left wears a black baseball cap and an olive green jacket. He is holding a yellow tape measure. The man on the right has a white beard and glasses and is wearing a long-sleeved light blue shirt. He holds the phone in a gloved hand.

Freeze-drying turned a woolly mammoth’s DNA into 3-D ‘chromoglass’

A horizontal still from the movie 'Twisters' a man and a woman stand next to each other in a field, backs to the camera, and share a look while an active tornado is nearby.

Twisters asks if you can 'tame' a tornado. We have the answer

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Life

This protist unfolds its ‘neck’ up to 30 times its body length to scout prey

By Erin Garcia de JesúsJune 6, 2024
The largest known genome belongs to a tiny fern

By Jake BuehlerMay 31, 2024
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Humans

World record speeds for two Olympics events have fallen over time. We can go faster

By Erin Garcia de JesúsJuly 12, 2024
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By Sujata GuptaJune 28, 2024
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Climate

Zapping sand to create rock could help curb coastal erosion

By Sid PerkinsAugust 22, 2024
The world’s record-breaking hot streak has lasted 14 months. When will it end?

By Nikk OgasaAugust 19, 2024
Extraordinary heat waves have readers asking how A/C affects greenhouse gas emissions

By Carolyn GramlingAugust 12, 2024

Astronomy

The nearest midsized black hole might instead be a horde of lightweights

By Ken CroswellAugust 20, 2024
A distant quasar may be zapping all galaxies around itself

By Ken CroswellAugust 16, 2024
Some meteors leave trails lasting up to an hour. Now we may know why

By Lisa GrossmanAugust 8, 2024

Physics

The world’s fastest microscope makes its debut

By Skyler WareAugust 21, 2024
Paper cut physics pinpoints the most hazardous types of paper

By Emily ConoverJuly 31, 2024
Can light spark superconductivity? A new study reignites debate

By Emily ConoverJuly 19, 2024

Health & Medicine

Expanding antibiotic treatment in sub-Saharan Africa could save kids’ lives

By Anna GibbsAugust 21, 2024
Why mpox is a global health emergency — again

By Tina Hesman SaeyAugust 14, 2024
Your medications might make it harder for you to beat the heat

By Erin Garcia de JesúsAugust 13, 2024

Earth

‘Turning to Stone’ paints rocks as storytellers and mentors

By Alka Tripathy-LangAugust 21, 2024
Why Japan issued its first-ever mega-earthquake alert

By Nikk OgasaAugust 9, 2024
Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous and difficult to forecast

By Nikk OgasaAugust 9, 2024

Science & Society

‘After 1177 B.C.’ describes how societies fared when the Bronze Age ended

By Bruce BowerJune 18, 2024
Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions

By Amber DanceJune 6, 2024
Language models may miss signs of depression in Black people’s Facebook posts

By Sujata GuptaApril 22, 2024