Can Selective Breeding Save Bulldogs from Their Breathing Problems?
New research is pointing to relief for out flattest-faced dogs
How Neanderthals Mastered Dentistry
The oldest evidence of successful dental surgery
For Every Patient Their Own Drug
Patients with exceedingly rare genetic diseases fall through the cracks of the medical system. This doctor is designing drugs for them, one at a time.
Astronomers Capture Cosmic Web in Staggering Detail
It’s the most detailed map of our universe’s architecture ever created
The Genetic Secrets of the Fruit Fly That Hunts Its Prey
It’s evolved far beyond a rotten apple
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Why Do Regular Cannabis Users Tend to Weigh Less?
New research in mice is shedding light on this paradox
How Trump’s Science Cuts Threaten National Security
Weak science leads to bad forecasting and poor decision making
Thousands of Scientists Sign Letter to Combat Science Board’s Firing
The signatories, including more than 35 Nobel laureates, decry the “alarming attack on the ability of the US to engage in basic and applied research”
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Astronomy
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Hubble Captures Traveling Galaxy in Stunning Detail
And it’s in a group that includes our own Milky Way
How Juno Can Still Beam Back Breathtaking Images of Jupiter
Its camera was almost damaged beyond repair
History
See more HistoryIs This Why Science Advances One Funeral at a Time?
As researchers age, they produce less disruptive work
Psychology
See more PsychologyDoes Sexual Attraction Cloud Our Rejection Detection?
The ability to read signals may be impaired by arousal
What Your Dream Life Says About You
A conversation with a dream researcher about how dream content and recall may reflect personality and thinking style
The Mix-up at the Heart of the Supreme Court’s Conversion Therapy Ruling
A psychiatrist on the crucial distinction the case glosses over, how media coverage has made it worse, and why that’s dangerous for LGBTQ+ youth
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Environment
See more EnvironmentStare Into the Heart of an Ancient Iceberg
The beauty of the blue ice belies a fragility exposed by human activity
The Tonga Volcano Cleaned Up After Itself
The blast scrubbed some of its own methane emissions from the atmosphere
The Healing Powers of an Accidentally Caught Jellyfish
How jellyfish in bycatch yield collagen for skin care, drug capsules, and nutritional supplements
Zoology
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Mapping the Illegal Wildlife Trade Using Pangolin DNA
Genetic material from these improbable creatures helps pinpoint exploitation hot spots
Giant Squid Discovered Lurking off the Australian Coast
The massive sea creature left behind some DNA
Philosophy
See more PhilosophyThe Bad Seed and the Problem of Blame
A conversation with behavioral geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden about the heritability of vice
A Light in the Dark: Finding the Good in the Natural World
Is it absurd to think that science can inform our values?
How ‘Tiny Shortcuts’ Are Poisoning Science
Seemingly harmless data tweaks are undermining the integrity of the entire field. We must define the problem to prevent it
New Fathers Are Dying, and We Don’t Know Why
A conversation with a pediatrician about the first study to track paternal mortality
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Their teeth tell the tale
“Iceland Is Going to Erupt Again Very Soon”
Deep beneath the volcanic island, scientists are trying to predict the next big one
What I’m Watching This Weekend
Considering connecting with cephalopods and plants might be just the thing for an exhausted mind
New Long-Necked Dinosaur Unearthed in Brazil Has European Roots
It’s the largest ever sauropod discovered in the area
Where Does Novelty Come From?
A conversation with paleobiologist Douglas Erwin about how novelty becomes true innovation in biological and cultural evolution
A Century of David Attenborough
The unmistakable narrator of nature documentaries turns 100 today
These Whales Are Screaming in the Strait of Gibraltar
Critically endangered pilot whales struggle to communicate over the din of boats
Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a Rock
This isn’t the first drill problem that’s plagued the rover
