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The ozone layer shields life on Earth. We’ll soon lose ...

Imminent loss of NASA's Aura and Canada's SCISAT will severely diminish scientis...

Gila monsters may struggle to survive climate change

The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the ...

A shingles vaccine may also help reduce dementia risk

Analysis of a Welsh program offering live-attenuated shingles vaccines to people...

Fermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a...

A miso test on the International Space Station shows fermenting food is not only...

3 things to know about the deadly Myanmar earthquake

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake was powerful, shallow and in a heavily populated re...

‘Woolly mice’ were just a start. De-extinction still fa...

Scientists created transgenic mice with woolly mammoth–like traits. But does it ...

‘Star Wars’ holds clues to making speedier spacecraft i...

Controlled fusion, solar sails or ion engines could someday help spaceships trav...

Physicists are mostly unconvinced by Microsoft’s new to...

Majorana qubits could be error resistant. But after a contentious talk at the Gl...

Elite athletes’ poop may hold clues to boosting metabolism

In a small study, mice given fecal transplants from elite cyclists and soccer pl...

Calls to restart nuclear weapons tests stir dismay and ...

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nucl...

Surgeons transplanted a pig’s liver into a human

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a br...

JWST spots the earliest sign yet of a distant galaxy re...

The galaxy, called JADES-GS-z13-1, marks the earliest sign yet spotted of the er...

What 23andMe’s bankruptcy means for your genetic data

As 23andMe prepares to be sold, Science News spoke with two experts about what’s...

You might be reading your dog’s moods wrong

A dog's physical cues often take a backseat to environmental ones, skewing human...

Math puzzle: The Lesser Fool

Solve the math puzzle from our April 2025 issue. In honor of April Fools’ Day, ...

Is that shark ticking? In a first, a shark is recorded ...

The ocean can be a symphony of fish grunts, hums and growls. Now add tooth-clack...