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Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright...

Why Nicholas Thompson Made a Custom GPT to Run Faster

To most of the world, Nicholas Thompson is known as an editor, an AI enthusiast, or something...

Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for other Arctic species

In a single year, one polar bear can leave roughly 300 kilograms of prey for other animals...

Man Has Pig Kidney Removed After Living With It for a Record 9 Months

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have removed a genetically engineered pig kidney from a 67-year-old New Hampshire...

These simple knife tricks stop onion tears instantly

Carly Kay is the Fall 2025 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s degree in...

Australia’s tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the COP30 talks

Australia’s tropical forests are the world’s first to flip a worrisome switch. The forests are now putting...

Are Kids Still Looking for Careers in Tech?

Today’s high school students face an uncertain road ahead. AI is changing what skills are valued in...

AI’s Next Frontier? An Algorithm for Consciousness

As a journalist who covers AI, I hear from countless people who seem utterly convinced that ChatGPT,...

Millions Are Confessing Their Secrets to Chatbots. Is That Therapy?

I.Quentin in the DesertQuentin awoke on a thin mattress, beneath a collection of scavenged blankets, in an...

Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasi-Lunar Moon

The Earth has just added its seventh confirmed quasi-lunar moon. It is 2025 PN7, a small Apollo-type...

A conference just tested AI agents’ ability to do science

In a first, a scientific conference welcomed paper submissions from any area of science, but with one...

Napoleon’s retreating army may have been plagued by these microbes

Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...
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