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Screwworms Are Back. Here’s How We Eliminated Them the First Time
Screwworms plagued the livestock industry for decades
Who Was Nancy Grace Roman?
The trailblazing astronomer lends her name to the newest space telescope slated to deliver unprecedented insight into the universe
Bumblebees Have Chimp-Like Problem-Solving Abilities Despite Tiny Brains
New research may upend the cognitive primacy of humans and other large-brained vertebrates
Solving Feynman’s Formula for Eating Well, Parking Your Car, and Finding a Mate
The 50-year mystery suggests humans may be more rational than we thought
Newly Discovered Active Fault Line Could Threaten New Zealand’s Biggest City
It lies just 30 miles away from Auckland
The Cold War’s Accidental Whale Observatory
Built to track enemy submarines, the Navy’s underwater listening network inadvertently revealed that whales may be singing across entire oceans
Watch How “Trashy” City Bowerbirds Attract Their Mates
Human-made objects are just too tempting
Food Noise Goes Quiet with GLP-1s
But there’s a lot we still don’t know about these intrusive thoughts of food
The Iceman’s Microbiome
Ötzi commensal microorganisms included a surprisingly cold-tolerant yeast
Ancient DNA Illuminates the Uniqueness of the Extinct Cave Lion
Although it had a habit of interbreeding with modern lions
Rare Meteorite Hints at Ancient Planetary Collision in Our Solar System
It’s the first definitive proof of the angrite parent body











