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A collapsed lava tube detected in 30-year-old radar data from Venus may be part of a much wider network of underground caves.
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A study in mice and people with osteoarthritis suggests semaglutide can bulk up cartilage between bones, though bigger trials are needed to confirm.
Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.
Feb 27, 2026
Rather than land astronauts on the moon, the Artemis III mission will now focus on docking and space suit tests in low Earth orbit.
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Ice arenas and artificial snow now dominate the winter Olympics. Athletes there — and everywhere — may need to adjust how they train and perform.
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Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in MRIs.
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Space exploration can bring people together and reflect deep societal divisions.
Feb 26, 2026
Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabolism, blood pressure and high glucose.
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Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple tests. These gut microbe discrepancies could have health consequences.
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A DNA analysis suggests mosquitoes shifted from nonhuman primates to early humans nearly 2 million years ago.
Feb 25, 2026
Direct detection of lithium from a SpaceX rocket reentry offers new evidence that metal pollution from space debris could threaten the ozone layer.
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Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put.
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Tiny, repeating detachments between sole and floor — thousands of times a second — create the distinctive squeak heard on the court, data show.
Feb 24, 2026
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Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a more widespread part of animal communication than thought.
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Fecal analyses and necropsies suggest a fire-footed rope squirrel was the source of a 2023 mpox outbreak among sooty mangabeys in Côte d’Ivoire.
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Rufous net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron microscope images reveal.
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During a test drive, the mobile lab van uncovered a drug-resistant HIV strain that sprung up after the ongoing war with Russia started.
Feb 23, 2026
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A land dispute may have led to the massacre 3,000 years ago, suggesting Europe’s transition to farming wasn’t always peaceful.
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A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where they were born.
Feb 21, 2026
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The TRPV4 protein’s dual nature, found in studies with mice, may complicate the hunt for human itch treatments
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Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses how our reporters find unique stories, from vaccine beer to a particle collider’s retirement to the rise of AI scientists.
Feb 20, 2026
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We can take some clues from hibernation and cryogenics, but humans aren’t yet built for that kind of deep sleep.
Feb 19, 2026
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Antarctic Peninsula projections show accelerating ice loss, warming oceans and global sea level impacts tied to greenhouse gas emissions.
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The framework predicts how proteins will function with several interacting mutations and finds combinations that work well together.
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A flexible tongue, sensitive beak and teethlike cones in the mouth may have helped Archaeopteryx generate enough energy to fly.
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Breast exams, birth control and family planning are just some of the reasons not to skip your annual ob-gyn appointment.
Feb 18, 2026
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Research reveals more short-snouted dogs besides pugs and bulldogs that struggle with breathing. Pekingese and Japanese Chins topped the study’s list.
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The findings strengthen the case that regeneration is an old trait, offering insights into how complex tissues rebuild themselves.
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Something is stopping Dry Lake Valley’s golden eagles from reproducing and killing raptors that fly in to fill the void.
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Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be automated.
Feb 17, 2026
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Quasicrystals are orderly structures that never repeat. Scientists just showed they can exist in space and time.
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The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all.
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In The Story of Stories , technologist Kevin Ashton explores how storytelling has evolved and why stories matter.
Subtle shifts in how users described symptoms to AI chatbots led to dramatically different, sometimes dangerous medical advice.
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