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Black holes are encircled by thin rings of light. This physicist wants to see one

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

Rainfall Buries a Mega-Airport in Mexico

Lake Texcoco Ecological Park—which opened two years ago, becoming one of the largest urban parks in the...

Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fish nests

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

The AI model OpenFold3 takes a crucial step in making protein predictions

A new AI model is opening the black box of the leading artificial intelligence tool for predicting...

Hurricane Melissa Has Meteorologists Terrified

Meteorologists who have spent the past few days monitoring the rapid development of Hurricane Melissa in the...

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...
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