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Lions have a second roar that no one noticed until now

A machine learning analysis of wild lion audio reveals they have two roar types,...

Moss spores survived in space for 9 months

The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an exten...

America risks losing its role as a space science pioneer

Funding uncertainties are pushing U.S. space scientists out of the field and put...

These are Science News’ favorite books of 2025

Books about AI, Mars and infectious disease were among our top reads this year.

A diet low in glutamate may ease migraines

People with Gulf War Illness found relief from migraines after a month on a low-...

mRNA flu vaccines are making their way through clinical...

The mRNA platform offers the advantage of faster vaccine production, which could...

In animal tests, this needle-free insulin acted as fast...

Managing diabetes with injections is challenging. Joining insulin to a skin-pene...

Eroding access to childhood vaccines jeopardizes health...

Recent U.S. decisions about vaccines signal bigger changes to come that could th...

Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge cou...

Polar marine ecologist Marianne Falardeau investigates how Arctic ecosystems are...

See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in ...

In 2025, the Trump administration froze or ended about 5,300 NIH and NSF researc...

Chatbots may make learning feel easy — but it’s superfi...

People who use search engines develop deeper knowledge and are more invested in ...

Funding chaos may unravel decades of biomedical research

Battles between the Trump administration and academic institutions are putting i...

A clay figurine unveils a storytelling shift from 12,00...

A carefully crafted figure of a goose and a woman suggests that art reflecting s...

A wolf raided a crab trap. Was it tool use or just cani...

Video from the Haíɫzaqv Nation Indigenous community shows a wolf hauling a crab ...

This parasitic ant tricks workers into committing matri...

Newly mated parasitic queen ants invade colonies and spray their victims with a ...

Life-saving research on extreme heat comes under fire

The Trump administration’s cuts to heat research come at a time when climate cha...