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The brain’s response to a heart attack may worsen recovery

After a heart attack, the heart “talks” to the brain. And that conversation may make recovery worse....

Spider silk-making organs evolved due to a 400-million-year-old genetic oops

Spiders’ ability to spin webs may be one consequence of a really big genetic mistake. A close...

This ancient stick may be the world’s oldest handheld wooden tool

A digging stick and a tiny tool of unknown purpose are among the oldest handheld wooden tools...

Some vaccines are making progress in protecting vulnerable species

Southern elephant seal pups were among the first to die when a deadly strain of avian influenza...

No One Is Quite Sure Why Ice Is Slippery

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.The reason we can gracefully glide on an...

The inner lives of animals

Nancy Shute is editor in chief of Science News Media Group. Previously, she was an editor...

How Greenland sharks defy aging

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

It masquerades as malignant. But this bone-covered tumor is benign

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

Physics theories about the multiverse are stranger than fiction

Sci-fi loves a multiverse. Everyone from Rick and Morty to Spider-Man has stepped through a portal and...

Seismometers can track falling space junk

As part of the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-15 tumbled back to Earth, its disintegration was tracked by a...

A spot in the base of the brain has a love of language

The brain’s “little brain” may hold big promise for people with language trouble. Tucked into the base...

Animals experience joy. Scientists want to measure it

Citations S.L. Winkler et al. Bonobos tend to behave optimistically after hearing laughter. Scientific Reports. Published online...
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