ConservationDecember 16, 2025
These Orcas Are on the Brink—And So Is the Science That Could Save Them
Inside the desperate rush to save the southern resident killer whales
Photograph by Christie Hemm Klok
Volume 334, Issue 1
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Features
AstronomyDecember 16, 2025
Mysterious Bright Flashes in the Night Sky Baffle Astronomers
Celestial transients shine furiously and briefly. Astronomers are just beginning to understand them
RoboticsDecember 16, 2025
Meet Your Future Robot Servants, Caregivers and Explorers
Robots are poised to play a much bigger role in daily life at home, at work and in the world
PsychologyDecember 16, 2025
A Distorted Mind-Body Connection May Explain Common Mental Illnesses
Disruptions in interoception may underlie anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health ailments
BiologyDecember 16, 2025
Rising Temperatures Could Trigger a Reptile Sexpocalypse
The sex of many turtles, crocodilians, and other reptiles is determined by the temperature at which their eggs incubate. Global warming could doom them
HealthDecember 16, 2025
Heart and Kidney Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes May Be One Ailment
These three disorders could really be “CKM syndrome,” which can be treated with drugs like Ozempic