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Toy-obsessed dogs give clues to addictive behaviors

If you’ve ever had a slobbery ball at your feet and a dog’s hopeful eyes asking for...

Covid Shots Are About to Be Widely Available Again

Covid-19 vaccines are about to become widely available again across the United States, following several weeks of...

You’re probably eating enough protein, but maybe not the right mix

Citations J.J. Mathews et al. Understanding dietary protein quality: Digestible indispensable amino acid scores and beyond, The...

Scientist Who Was Offline ‘Living His Best Life’ Stunned by Nobel Prize Win

When Fred Ramsdell, 64, was named a Nobel Prize winner earlier this week, he was deep in...

Chemistry that works like Hermione’s magic handbag wins a 2025 chemistry Nobel

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

Biased online images train AI bots to see women as younger, less experienced

When asked to generate resumes for people with female names, such as Allison Baker or Maria Garcia,...

Are ultraprocessed foods truly addictive?

When I sat down to write this story, I remembered the gummy worms in the snack drawer...

Antarctic krill eject more food when it’s contaminated with plastic

Antarctic krill keep revealing new superpowers. Euphausia superba, the Southern Ocean’s ubiquitous krill species, sequester large amounts...

Discoveries that enabled quantum computers win the Nobel Prize in physics

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr.’s Autism ‘Cure’

On September 22, the Food and Drug Administration announced it was approving a new use of a...

What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology

The longest woolly rhino horn ever found is providing new insights into the lives of these now...

Taking These 50 Objects Out of Orbit Would Cut Danger From Space Junk in Half

A new listing of the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit is dominated...
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