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Engineers explain how a collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at one of New York’s busiest airports turned deadly
Why the destruction of Qatar’s liquid natural gas “trains” by Iranian attacks will have global consequences
The past 11 years were the 11 hottest on record amid an increasing onslaught of climate-driven disasters, the World Meteorological Organization said in a new report
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are increasing, and a new study finds that extreme weather may be juicing their rise
An optical illusion with nine simple dots reveals a surprising amount about the eye and brain
An unseasonal heat dome over parts of the U.S., a federal court ruling that blocks the CDC’s recent change to its recommended childhood vaccine schedule, new research on unsafe levels of lead in fast fashion
Yesterday
Scientists have identified the neurons that worsen the condition during stress
The science-fiction film Project Hail Mary sees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible?
Mar 21, 2026
Infectious disease experts say shots against meningococcal meningitis can be lifesaving during an outbreak, but U.S. regulators have attempted to roll back recommendations of such a vaccine for children
Damage to the blood-brain barrier is linked to immune changes and cognitive decline
A cybercrime campaign called GlassWorm is hiding malware in invisible characters and spreading it through software that millions of developers rely on
Mar 20, 2026
An astoundingly strong heat wave is not just setting records across the western U.S.— it’s pulverizing them
Autism researchers are working to counter a federal autism advisory panel that they say has vaccine skeptic members and a “striking absence of scientific expertise”
Agnes Pockels achievements in surface science have long been overshadowed by a popular and likely untrue story that she became interested in the subject while doing the dishes
This science-fiction movie plays with quantum physics, space travel, astrobiology and mass-to-energy conversion
Just how big can a star become? The answer depends on when in cosmic history you’re asking the question
The author of the novel Project Hail Mary breaks down aliens, anxiety and the process of bringing his story to the screen
Mar 19, 2026
For years, ACIP has advised U.S. vaccine policy. But after changes to its membership made by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., were challenged in court, the Trump administration is apparently mulling changing tack
Whether it’s a canary’s chirp or a treefrog’s croak, humans tend to prefer many of the same sounds that animals do themselves, a new study finds
Scientists have found the oldest direct evidence for tectonic motion on Earth by more than half a billion years
Project Hail Mary directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord talk about astrobiology, optimistic science fiction, heist films and handsome scientists
Retatrutide is among a new class of weight-loss drugs that are being tested for effectiveness
An annual world happiness ranking for 2026 explores how the use of social media influences well-being
For 20 years, this computational linguistics competition has inspired new generations of innovators in AI and language preservation
The Mordell conjecture—now known as Faltings’s theorem—concerns the number of special points on a curve
When can mathematicians reverse engineer basketball tournament results from your friends’ brackets?
The stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud aren’t behaving the way they should. A cataclysmic collision with another nearby galaxy may be the culprit
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