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Some voting districts are tilted intentionally toward one party or another—a factor in the midterms. Geometry plays a critical role in gerrymandering

The silliest science awards of the year are here, but the Ig Nobels aren’t just funny business

Experts say there is not enough evidence to support broadly screening men for testosterone without any symptoms

A researcher’s social media post that revealed how to break part of a popular encryption protocol has gone viral. But did he really do it with just “good old paper and pencil”?

The newfound star S301 orbits the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole so closely that its view of the heavens gets twisted

Author Sarah Pierce explores dating apps, loneliness and human connection through a novel about a corpse-matching algorithm

The findings, which were made in mice, may offer a new way to prevent a common chemotherapy side effect that can last well beyond treatment

In a critical maneuver on Thursday, the mission successfully deployed its two science orbiters—beginning the final phases of its arrival at Mercury

The endangered animals displayed a first in raccoons and their kin

The world is set to blow past the Paris Agreement’s longtime threshold “within the next few years,” according to a new report

The strange structure appears to have formed recently, but nobody can explain exactly why

After one of the worst natural disasters in the region’s history, attention is turning to the looming super El Niño