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Why So Many Savanna Animals Mate for Life
From jackals to hornbills, many grassland animals form a deep bond with their partner
How Risky Are Repeat COVID Infections? What We Know So Far
Four years into the pandemic, many people have had COVID more than once—but the health consequences of repeat infections are not yet clear
New Cancer Vaccines Could Treat Some Types of Pancreatic, Colorectal and Other Deadly Forms of the Disease
Vaccines that target tumors with specific genetic mutations in pancreatic and other cancers have shown promise in early-stage trials
How AI Bots Could Sabotage 2024 Elections around the World
AI-generated disinformation will target voters on a near-daily basis in more than 50 countries, according to a new analysis
Fighting, Fleeing and Living on Iceland's Erupting Volcano
Residents of Grindavík hope hastily constructed walls of old volcanic rock will divert hot lava streaming from fissures in the ground beneath them
This Potential Cancer Treatment Requires Modern Alchemy
Scientists are ramping up production of the isotope actinium 225, which could help treat prostate cancer
Jeopardy! Winner Reveals Entwined Memory Systems Make a Trivia Champion
A former Jeopardy! winner led a new study that probes how linked memory systems may give trivia buffs an edge in their game
Antarctica's Penguins Could Be Devastated by Avian Influenza
Scientists are watching closely to see whether avian influenza will reach Antarctica before this year’s penguin chicks disperse for the season
Mysterious gap in size distribution of super-earths explained
Second Private U.S. Moon Lander Readies for Launch
Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 is aiming to be the first commercial mission to softly land on another celestial body—and the first to deliver NASA equipment to the moon
JWST's Puzzling Early Galaxies Don't Break Cosmology--But They Do Bend Astrophysics
Rather than ripping up our fundamental models of the universe, the unexpectedly big and bright galaxies spied in the early universe by JWST probably have astrophysical explanations
Planets Orbiting Dead Stars Foretell the Solar System's Far-Future Fate
Images of possible planets around white dwarf stars suggest that some gas-giant worlds survive the deaths of their stellar host
Tougher AI Policies Could Protect Taylor Swift--And Everyone Else--From Deepfakes
In January Taylor Swift became the latest high-profile target of nonconsensual deepfake images. It’s time for regulations that ban this kind of abusive AI content, cyberadvocates say
Air Pollution Threatens Millions of Lives. Now the Sources Are Shifting
As EPA tightens air pollution standards for particulate matter, new research suggests some components of that pollution could worsen with climate change
The Forgotten Star of Radio Astronomy
Ruby Payne-Scott and her colleagues unlocked a new way of seeing the universe, but to keep her job, Ruby had to keep a big secret.
How to Explain April's Total Solar Eclipse to Kids
The total solar eclipse over North America this April is a great opportunity for kids to understand the dance of the Earth, sun and moon
Peach Fuzz Is Pantone's Color of the Year--And It's Everywhere in Nature
This warm, fuzzy color can be found all over the natural world, from land to sea to space
Mimas' surprise: Tiny moon of Saturn holds young ocean beneath icy shell
Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon May Hide a Massive, Shockingly Young Ocean
A surprisingly youthful ocean within Mimas, a tiny moon of Saturn, has big implications for the solar system’s history—and for finding life beyond Earth
Europe's New AI Rules Could Go Global--Here's What That Will Mean
A leaked draft of the European Union’s upcoming AI Act has experts discussing where the regulations may fall short