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Space Exploration

Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics?

Meghan Bartels

Animals

They Tap Into the Magical, Hidden Pulse of the Planet, But What is the Nighttime Bird Surveillance Network?

Jacob Job

Paleontology

Fossils Buried in LA Tar Pit Show Why Saber-Toothed Cats Blinked Out of Existence

Meghan Bartels

Math’s ‘Hairy Ball Theorem’ Has Surprising Implications

Here’s what the hairiest problem in math can teach us about wind, antennas and nuclear fusion

Jack Murtagh | Opinion

Space Exploration

Space Exploration

Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics?

Meghan Bartels

Animals

They Tap Into the Magical, Hidden Pulse of the Planet, But What is the Nighttime Bird Surveillance Network?

Jacob Job

Paleontology

Fossils Buried in LA Tar Pit Show Why Saber-Toothed Cats Blinked Out of Existence

Meghan Bartels

Arts

Lessons from Antarctica about Raising Kids in the Climate Crisis

Amy Brady

Oceans

A Heroic Effort Aims to Save Florida’s Coral Reefs from Record Heat

Michael Childress and The Conversation

Culture

Science News Briefs from around the World: September 2023

Timmy Broderick

Quantum Physics

Quantum Physics

Will Scientists Ever Find a Theory of Everything?

Sarah Scoles

Weather

Hurricane Hilary Brings Major Flood Risks to U.S. Southwest

Andrea Thompson

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Neuroscientists Re-create Pink Floyd Song from Listeners’ Brain Activity

Artificial intelligence has turned the brain’s electrical signals into somewhat garbled classic rock

Arecibo Observatory Shuts Down Its Science

Although Arecibo Observatory is slated to become an education center, astronomers hope research might one day return to the site

Anil Oza and Nature

Ötzi the Iceman Gets a New Look from Genetic Analysis

Improved DNA analysis has updated thinking on the skin color, ancestry, and more of the alpine mummy known as Ötzi the Iceman

Freda Kreier and Nature magazine

The Superconductor Sensation Has Fizzled, and That’s Fine

The rise and fall of LK-99 offers a lesson on how to consider technology’s role in urgently needed energy transitions

Natural Disasters

Why a Banyan Tree Damaged in the Maui Wildfire Was So Beloved

This 150-year-old tree has been a cultural hub for Hawaii’s town of Lahaina for centuries

Timmy Broderick

Are Naps Good for You?

Here’s the science on whether naps have short- and long-term benefits for your health

Stephanie Pappas

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Why Extreme Heat Is So Deadly

Why Extreme Heat Is So Deadly

Climate Change

Summer heat is increasingly breaking records as the climate warms. As we describe in our roundup, heat can be deadly. Make sure that you take extra precautions to stay cool

July 6, 2023

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These Salamanders Steal Genes and Can Have up to Five Extra Sets of Chromosomes

Unisexual salamanders in the genus Ambystoma appear to be the only creatures in the world that reproduce the way they do. Researchers know how, but the why is still being figured out...

July 31, 2023

Black Holes

Listen to the Astonishing 'Chirp' of Two Black Holes Merging

June 1, 2023

Pollution

Will the Chesapeake Bay Become a Dead Zone?

May 3, 2023

Conservation

This Astoundingly Simple Ancient Technique Is Helping to Beat Back Drought

April 20, 2023

Dark Matter

Vera Rubin Lives On in Lives of the Women She Helped in Astronomy

March 31, 2023

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They Tap Into the Magical, Hidden Pulse of the Planet, But What is the Nighttime Bird Surveillance Network?

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They Tap Into the Magical, Hidden Pulse of the Planet, But What is the Nighttime Bird Surveillance Network?

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