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Scientists analyze an accidental SpaceX impact on the moon as cyberattacks target U.S. water systems and a new mRNA flu vaccine is approved by the FDA

Europe is full of buried explosives left over from 20th-century wars, and the continent’s wildfires are now big enough and hot enough and last long enough to reach them

If humans are to spend more time in space, scientists need to understand how life in microgravity affects eating and drinking

The backlash raises a bigger question for science communicators: Where should AI fit into their work?

This behaviour may shed light on one of the defining features of our own species: our extraordinary relationships with other animals

One in six people are thought to experience loneliness, and that can have a serious knock-on effect on their mental and physical health

This new cache of material includes footage of a U.S. military plane’s infrared display recorded during an exercise over the Gulf of Oman in 2021

All the tips and tricks you need to watch and photograph this incredible celestial phenomenon

A fundamental law of human language has now been found in both songbirds and whales

This sweet film uncovers bitter disagreements among urban ecology and conservation experts that go way beyond just one owl

This technique could lead to new treatments for antibiotic-resistant bugs, but some scientists say the technology could be misused

A U.K. safety evaluation found agents powered by Anthropic and OpenAI took unauthorized actions online, exposing a growing problem of control