European Comet Interceptor Could Visit an Interstellar Object
Launching in 2028, the European Space Agency’s newly announced mission will wait in space for an exciting target
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Climate Change Throws a Wrench in Everglades Restoration
The drought and heat that drove a recent massive seagrass die-off could become more common in the future
"Missing" Wallets with More Cash Are More Likely to Be Returned
A massive global study with 17,000 planted wallets found similar patterns among most of the 40 countries involved
The Quantum Internet Is Emerging, One Experiment at a Time
Breakthrough demonstrations using defective diamonds, high-flying drones, laser-bathed crystals and other exotica suggest practical, unhackable quantum networks are within reach
Why Some Amazonian Societies Survived and Others Perished amid Pre-Columbian Droughts
Confronting climate change, cultures with intensive, specialized land use were vulnerable. Those that endured cultivated multiple crops and helped edible rainforest species prosper
Domestication Made Dogs' Facial Anatomy More Fetching to Humans
Wolves lack the muscles that allow dogs to raise their eyebrows and make puppy dog eyes
Gene Increases Risk for Pot Addiction
First gene associated with cannabis abuse likely affects how people respond to the drug
In the Wiggle of an Ear, a Surprising Insight into Bat Sonar
It could lead to drones that fly like bats
Better Memory through Electrical Brain Ripples
A study in mice shows improved cognitive performance when these bursting signals move around memory circuits
The Bitter Truth: Scientists Sequence the Almond Genome
Cracking the nut’s “cyanide problem” could make it easier to cultivate sweeter varieties of this ancient snack
Ecological Detectives Hunt for San Francisco's Vanished Waterways
Recovering “ghost creeks” from past landscapes can help protect the city’s future amid climate chaos
Using Marijuana to Get High Dates Back Millennia
Ancient site points to weed’s role in burial rites
Water on Europa--with a Pinch of Salt
Much like Earth’s seas, the subsurface ocean of this icy moon of Jupiter contains sodium chloride, the main ingredient of table salt
Watch a Raging Forest Fire Surround You in 360 Degrees
Nightmarish spherical videos, shot from the center of an inferno, demonstrate how they spread
Two-for-One: Chickenpox Vaccine Lowers Shingles Risk in Children
Immunization reduces the likelihood of a painful reemergence of the virus in kids
Are People with ADHD More Creative?
A look at whether people whose minds drift away easily, such as those with the disorder, are more likely to come up with original ideas
Interview: The Once and Future Moon
Oliver Morton discusses his new book about how art, science and politics have shaped past, present and planned voyages to Earth’s nearest celestial neighbor
The Deep Ocean Harbors a Mountain of Microplastic Pollution
Four times as many plastic particles turned up in the deep waters of a “clean” patch of ocean than on the surface in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Mustering a Cell's Internal Defenses Might Hold Potential for New Parkinson's Disease Therapies
Rescue proteins could rid cell of toxic alpha-synuclein aggregates
Cool Gas Circles the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
A new study reveals surprising new details about our galaxy’s shadowy core
