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The Birth of Genius

Leonardo da Vinci, polymath and victim of the vagaries of science funding, was born on this day

April 15, 2026

Why Are Gray Whales Dying in the San Francisco Bay?

Ship encounters are deadly—even for 90,000-pound animals

April 15, 2026

Why Feeling Lonely Increases Your Risk for Heart Valve Disease

Social isolation can have effects beyond our mental health

April 15, 2026

Can the Brain Survive Cryonic Sleep?

Experiments with mouse tissue suggest memory and function may remain intact

April 15, 2026

Watch These Birds Use Their Tongues to Suck Up Nectar

It’s a striking example of convergent evolution

April 15, 2026

Astronauts as Influencers

Artemis II was a wild ride that played out across social media to give the public unprecedented insight into space exploration

April 14, 2026

Why You Should Let Your Biological Clock Schedule Workouts

Going with the flow is better than fighting the system

April 14, 2026

The Bra-and-Girdle Maker That Fashioned the Impossible for NASA

Crafting a spacesuit demanded perfection from seamstresses to gluers to engineers — every stitch could mean life or death

April 14, 2026

A Rare Cloud Jaguar Photographed Slinking Through the Honduran Forest

It’s encouraging evidence that conservation measures matter

April 14, 2026

New Alzheimer’s Blood Test Promises Earlier Detection

A simple blood test is the holy grail for Alzheimer’s diagnosis

April 14, 2026

You Could Be Genetically Resistant to GLP-1s

Ten percent of people carry a genetic variant that makes them vulnerable

April 14, 2026

The Best Photos of the Artemis II Mission

Humans have never taken photos of the moon like this

April 13, 2026