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Building a better skin barrier
Skin is a barrier meant to keep small invaders out. Products making their way across it should boost that mission.
Scientists find rare tusked whale alive at sea for the first time — and shoot it with a crossbow
Researchers have identified ginkgo-toothed beaked whales alive at sea for the first time after years of searching, and in doing so solved the mystery of
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A looming ‘insect apocalypse’ could endanger global food supplies. Can we stop it before it’s too late?
Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the trend.
Science has made America great. Is that era over?
Expectations of continued success for American science were shaken this year when the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in funding and fired thousands of
A new dinosaur doomsday exhibit showcases survival after destruction
The American Museum of Natural History’s “Impact: The End of the Age of the Dinosaurs” examines how an asteroid impact shaped life as we know
NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft lifts off for its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
Switching off AI’s ability to lie makes it more likely to claim it’s conscious, eerie study finds
Leading AI models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Google described subjective, self-aware experiences when settings tied to deception and roleplay were turned down.
We went hiking with the Coros Pace Pro sports watch — It’s surprisingly good
We liked having the Coros Pace Pro as our hiking companion, but we do not think this sports watch will be our go-to option for
Mysterious galaxy trapped in ‘the void’ keeps churning out stars without fuel. Scientists are stumped.
Researchers are puzzled as to how the dwarf galaxy NGC 6789 continues to make new stars, despite being stuck in the gas-famished Local Void.
Brain scientists are seeking weight-loss drugs without the nausea
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound often cause nausea and other side effects. Brain scientists are looking for ways to solve this problem. (Image credit:
Fire prompts evacuations at U.N. climate talks in Brazil; 13 suffer smoke inhalation
Officials say a fire that spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil has prompted evacuations on the next-to-last day of the
From Bad To Worse: La Soufrière Continues To Erupt
Vehicles are covered with ash coming from the St. Vincent eruption of La Soufrière volcano, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.; Credit: Chris