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Something Unexpected Is Spewing Stars Into the Milky Way

New research from a team at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics suggests that the Large Magellanic Cloud,...

A new book chronicles the science of life in the air 

Air-BorneCarl ZimmerDutton, $32 On March 10, 2020, 61 choir members rehearsed in a church...

Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them

Monica Retamosa was in the middle of changing the batteries of a tape recorder when she heard...

Ancient Mars wasn’t just wet. It was cold and wet

Frigid water helped paint Mars red and may have shaped a vast coastline, two new studies into...

A skull found in Egypt shows this top predator stalked ancient Africa

In the fossil-rich sands of the Faiyum Oasis in Egypt, archaeologists have uncovered one of the most...

DOGE Is Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Finance System

Four representatives of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) task force have been installed at...

Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas

Ninety cases of measles have been reported in Texas in less than a month, marking the worst...

How fish biologists discovered birds of paradise have fluorescent feathers

With flashy feathers and fancy moves, birds of paradise are already known for extravagant looks. But a...

How a puffin patrol in Iceland is saving the iconic seabirds

A small, rocky island off Iceland is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Atlantic puffins....

Hear patients with brain implants describe what it feels like

The third episode of The Deep End finds Jon in the operating room as he gets electrodes...

A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time

A new age of commercial moon exploration is upon us, and one of the most exciting missions...

The Saw-Toothed Function That Broke Calculus

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Calculus is a powerful mathematical tool. But for...
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