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New experiments show how RNA might form not just on Earth but on other rocky planets, too
Pregnant people who receive a COVID vaccine are 60 percent less likely to experience severe disease and around 30 percent less likely to give birth prematurely, according to new research
A recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to more pediatric cancer deaths.
The sharp, elongated bills of green hermit hummingbirds aren’t just fine-tuned for feeding; they also allow males to joust like knights over mates
This week’s science roundup covers 2025’s near-record heat, a new mpox strain and fresh clues about why hobbits vanished 50,000 years ago.
The U.S.’s and Denmark’s health systems are starkly different, so it makes sense that their vaccination schedules would differ, too
Christmas trees—and conifers in general—have made some surprising cameos throughout U.S. history, author Trent Preszler reveals in his book Evergreen
General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition humans learn through experience
Scientists have successfully transplanted gene-edited insulin-producing cells into a man with type 1 diabetes—allowing him to make some of his own insulin without immunosuppressants.
An oil tanker seized by the U.S. this week reportedly used a technique that scrambled its location, but new advanced visual tracking can help expose such ships’ true coordinates
The FDA is reportedly considering the addition of high-level warning labels to COVID vaccines, a move that some experts say may cause unfounded concerns over safety
Moths sometimes drink the tears of other animals, but the behavior has mostly been observed in the tropics. New photographs show only the second observation outside of that area
Precisely calibrating clocks on Mars is harder than you’d think, because of some extremely esoteric physics
Journalist Karen Hao unpacks the rise of AI “empires,” their ideological roots, and the hidden environmental and societal costs of OpenAI’s quest for artificial general intelligence.
A report published by the CDC reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
The FDA has approved a device that aims to treat depression by sending electric current into a part of the brain known to regulate mood
New research on strange cycad plants offers a glimpse into the prehistoric origins of pollination
The U.S. is considering allowing bemotrizinol, a highly effective UV filter used throughout Europe and Asia, in its sunscreen products for the first time
More than 1,900 people, mostly children, have been sickened by measles in the U.S. in 2025. The outbreaks are moving the country toward losing its measles-free status by early next year
Tantalizing observations suggest marine mammals may be teaming up to hunt
