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The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Philippines happened at a subduction zone. Such places are capable of producing the largest earthquakes possible
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Weight lifting and other forms of resistance training can increase bone density, lower diabetes risk and boost mental health
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This experimental plane, which reached supersonic speeds yesterday, is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating bothersome sonic booms
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Culture is humanity’s secret for world domination. This calculation shows just how powerful it is
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June 2026 Issue
In a special report, we explore how computers that exploit the bizarre rules of the quantum realm could change the world.
Elsewhere in the issue: A New Race to the Moon | Lost Roads of the Roman Empire | The Scariest Problem in Math
Smog from wildfires is getting worse across much of the U.S., according to a NASA-funded study
World Cup crowds spark outbreak tracking as AI tensions rise and ancient Rome’s roads get a stunning reboot
This marks the first case of the New World screwworm in U.S. livestock since the parasite was eliminated in the country in the 1960s
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In a new study, an AI tool identified images of seahorse, shark fin and sea cucumber samples in luggage
Online prediction markets are taking bets on everything from climate change to quantum computing. But researchers question their accuracy
MAVEN was the first successful mission designed to study the atmosphere of Mars. It also became a vital node of NASA’s communications network at the Red Planet
Like astronauts’ “overview effect,” a dramatic feeling of awe takes hold on extended seafloor stays
The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade
The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference
By encoding mathematical statements into numbers, mathematician Kurt Gödel used ordinary arithmetic to check whether a statement can be proved
A deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading fast—and U.S. cuts to foreign aid are making it worse
A group of researchers have proposed rules to prevent artificial intelligence from overpowering humans in math
A new analysis of red lines inside a cave in Wales suggests they were made deliberately by ancient humans some 17,000 years ago
China apparently didn’t issue any airspace or maritime notices ahead of the maiden launch of this rocket on Monday
Microsoft’s announcement of a new quantum computing breakthrough with its Majorana 2 chip continues a trend of bold claims followed by scant evidence
A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change
Planets might exist in the least likely place you’d imagine—around the outskirts of supermassive black holes
NASA ordered its astronauts to take refuge inside a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and to prepare for potential evacuation of the International Space Station. But the crew returned to normal operations shortly afterward