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14-11-25 (15:38)   A new cholesterol-lowering pill shows promise in clinical trials
13-11-25 (17:07)   Deep-sea mining might feed plankton a diet of junk food
13-11-25 (15:38)   Why do we feel starved for time? New research offers answers
12-11-25 (20:53)   Early views of a supernova's first moments reveal a lopsided blast
12-11-25 (17:07)   AI eavesdropped on whale chatter. It may have helped find something new
12-11-25 (16:07)   This fly's flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback. Here's what to know 
12-11-25 (14:24)   To decode future anxiety and depression, begin with a child's brain
10-11-25 (18:38)   Peru's Serpent Mountain sheds its mysterious past
10-11-25 (16:38)   If another country tested nuclear weapons, here's how we'd know
07-11-25 (17:07)   A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat
07-11-25 (16:07)   What causes the rainbow shimmer of ammolite gems?
07-11-25 (00:07)   Woodpecker hammering is a full-body affair
06-11-25 (15:38)   Water jets may break up into droplets thanks to jiggling molecules
05-11-25 (14:07)   How did Pluto capture its largest moon, Charon?
05-11-25 (01:38)   There's math behind this maddening golf mishap
04-11-25 (18:38)   See the largest, most detailed radio image of the Milky Way yet
04-11-25 (16:38)   As teens in crisis turn to AI chatbots, simulated chats highlight risks
03-11-25 (20:24)   Mosquitoes infiltrated Iceland. Will they survive the winter?
03-11-25 (16:38)   Volunteers agreed to be buried face-down in the snow, for science
31-10-25 (17:07)   A new AI technique may aid violent crime forensics
31-10-25 (15:07)   Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines
30-10-25 (18:07)   Nanotyrannus was not a teenaged T. rex
30-10-25 (15:53)   This flower smells like injured ants — and flies can't resist it
29-10-25 (18:07)   Some planets might home brew their own water
29-10-25 (13:38)   Black holes are encircled by thin rings of light. This physicist wants to see one
29-10-25 (05:38)   Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fish nests
28-10-25 (20:24)   The AI model OpenFold3 takes a crucial step in making protein predictions
28-10-25 (16:07)   Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright
28-10-25 (15:07)   Hurricane Melissa spins into a monster storm as it bears down on Jamaica
28-10-25 (10:24)   Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for other Arctic species
27-10-25 (20:07)   DNA reveals Neandertals traveled thousands of kilometers into Asia
27-10-25 (16:07)   These simple knife tricks stop onion tears instantly
27-10-25 (14:38)   Australia's tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the COP30 talks
24-10-25 (18:07)   A conference just tested AI agents' ability to do science
24-10-25 (17:07)   Napoleon's retreating army may have been plagued by these microbes
24-10-25 (16:24)   Brain cancer can dissolve parts of the skull
23-10-25 (20:53)   Dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid hit, new analysis suggests
23-10-25 (20:53)   Subway mosquitoes evolved millennia ago in ancient Mediterranean cities
23-10-25 (17:24)   Coffee beans pooped out by civets really are tastier. Here's why
23-10-25 (17:24)   Which venomous snakes strike the fastest?
22-10-25 (17:07)   Quantum 'echoes' reveal the potential of Google's quantum computer
22-10-25 (15:07)   Scientists and fishers have teamed up to find a way to save manta rays
22-10-25 (14:53)   Most women get uterine fibroids. This researcher wants to know why
22-10-25 (01:07)   An ancient bone recasts how Indigenous Australians treated megafauna
21-10-25 (21:53)   A tiny, levitated glass sphere behaves like the hottest engine ever made
21-10-25 (15:07)   COVID-related smell loss may last years
20-10-25 (20:53)   Guppies fall for a classic optical illusion. Doves, usually, do too
20-10-25 (17:07)   Even for elite athletes, the body's metabolism has its limits
18-10-25 (13:07)   Big questions on how food affects our health
17-10-25 (18:38)   A rice weevil frozen in flight won the 2025 Nikon Small World photo contest
17-10-25 (16:24)   Our relationship with alcohol is fraught. Ancient customs might inspire a reset
16-10-25 (17:07)   An estimated 54,600 young children are malnourished in Gaza
16-10-25 (16:38)   As wildfires worsen, science can help communities avoid destruction
15-10-25 (19:07)   These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source
15-10-25 (17:07)   Fossil hand bones point to tool use outside the Homo lineage
15-10-25 (15:07)   We all have a (very tiny) glow of light, no movie magic needed
15-10-25 (01:38)   The viral Chicago 'Rat Hole' almost certainly wasn't made by a rat
14-10-25 (19:53)   How a Yurok family played a key role in the world's largest dam removal project 
14-10-25 (15:07)   New wetsuit designs offer a layer of protection against shark bites
13-10-25 (01:38)   Coral collapse signals Earth's first climate tipping point
10-10-25 (19:07)   Astronomers saw a rogue planet going through a rapid growth spurt
10-10-25 (17:07)   Brain scans reveal where taste and smell become flavor
10-10-25 (15:07)   Lasers made muon beams, no massive accelerator needed
10-10-25 (14:53)   Worlds Apart Crossword
09-10-25 (20:24)   Mic'd bats reveal midnight songbird attacks
09-10-25 (17:07)   Toy-obsessed dogs give clues to addictive behaviors
09-10-25 (15:53)   You're probably eating enough protein, but maybe not the right mix
08-10-25 (19:53)   Chemistry that works like Hermione's magic handbag wins a 2025 chemistry Nobel
08-10-25 (17:07)   Biased online images train AI bots to see women as younger, less experienced
08-10-25 (15:07)   Are ultraprocessed foods truly addictive?
08-10-25 (01:07)   Antarctic krill eject more food when it's contaminated with plastic
07-10-25 (18:07)   Discoveries that enabled quantum computers win the Nobel Prize in physics
07-10-25 (16:53)   What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts' biology
06-10-25 (19:53)   Finding immune cells that stop a body from attacking itself wins medicine Nobel
06-10-25 (15:38)   New oral GLP-1 drugs could offer more options for weight loss
03-10-25 (20:24)   What Jane Goodall taught me about bones, loss and not wasting anything
03-10-25 (17:07)   To make a tasty yogurt, just add ants (and their microbes)
03-10-25 (15:07)   Nobel Prizes honor great discoveries — but leave much of science unseen
02-10-25 (20:24)   AI-designed proteins test biosecurity safeguards
02-10-25 (16:07)   How dandelions rig the odds for catching upward gusts
01-10-25 (20:07)   A grapevine bacteria may help douse wildfire-tainted wine's ashy aftertaste
01-10-25 (17:07)   These parachutes unfurl thanks to the Japanese art of kirigami
01-10-25 (16:07)   AI generated its first working genome: a tiny bacteria killer
30-09-25 (20:53)   Can AI spot harmful health side effects on social media?
30-09-25 (19:24)   Scientists made human egg cells from skin cells
30-09-25 (17:07)   12,000-year-old rock art hints at the Arabian Desert's lush past
29-09-25 (21:07)   Here's what might spark ghostly will-o'-the-wisps
29-09-25 (18:38)   Cancer uses mitochondria to reprogram neighboring cells
29-09-25 (17:07)   What may be one of Earth's earliest animals has a punk rock vibe
29-09-25 (15:38)   More young U.S. adults report trouble with memory and focus
26-09-25 (20:53)   Pasteurization destroys H5N1 bird flu in milk
26-09-25 (19:53)   In a first, Huntington's disease is slowed by an experimental treatment
26-09-25 (18:24)   See a 3-D map of stellar nurseries based on data from the Gaia telescope
26-09-25 (16:53)   Meet the 'grue jay,' a rare hybrid songbird
25-09-25 (20:53)   Is camouflage better than warning colors? For insects, it depends
25-09-25 (20:53)   An ancient Chinese skull might change how we see our human roots
25-09-25 (17:07)   Striking moments make previous memories stronger
25-09-25 (11:38)   Ice is more flexible than you think, a new nano-movie shows
24-09-25 (21:53)   Dwarf planet Makemake sports the most remote gas in the solar system
24-09-25 (18:07)   Two of Greece's most dangerous volcanoes share an underground link