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Mole Rat Queens Stink Their Way to Power

The volatile compound they emit induces temporary infertility in other females

July 23, 2026

Does Watching TV Really Rot Your Brain?

Generations of parents have a new piece of scientific evidence to combat couchpotatoism

July 23, 2026

Why Do We Tell Ourselves Scary Stories About AI?

Our tales of AI developing the will to survive, commandeer resources, and manipulate people say more about us than they do about language models.

Your Dementia Risk Is Higher If Your Spouse Has It—But It’s More Than Shared Lifestyle

A new study looked at almost one million married couples and found dementia clustered among couples. Shared lifestyle doesn’t explain everything.

July 22, 2026

How Tunas Evolved to Become an Apex Predator of the Sea

Contrary to popular belief, it had little to do with the dinosaur-killing asteroid

July 22, 2026

The Avocados That May Save Us from a Guacamole Apocalypse

Tracing the roots of diversity in the coveted fruit in Central America

July 22, 2026

Plants and Their Ants: When Flora and Fauna Team Up

Mutualistic partnerships between species abound across nature—but it’s a tricky dance to make sure both parties keep pulling their weight

July 22, 2026

Why Are We Using Machines to Study Our Inner Lives?

Increasingly scientists are testing chatbots rather than humans in experiments

Record of Human Migration Hiding in the DNA of a Musky Rodent

The Asian house shrew stowed away on routes of human commerce for millennia

July 21, 2026

Why the Cyclospora Outbreak Is Hard to Pin Down: An Intimate Encounter

The parasite has a long incubation period, which means affected people might not experience explosive diarrhea up to two weeks after exposure

July 21, 2026