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Killer whales may use kelp brushes to slough off rough skin

A brush with kelp may help some killer whales clean up nicely. A group of killer...

Modified bacteria convert plastic waste into pain reliever

Dealing with plastic waste is a real headache. But with a little help, bacteria can turn plastic...

Two spacecraft created their first images of an artificial solar eclipse

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos

Perched atop the Cerro Pachón mountain in Chile, 8,684 feet high in the Atacama Desert, where the...

India Is Using AI and Satellites to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability Down to the Building Level

Zubaida starts her day at eight in the morning, sorting discarded plastics, glass, and chemicals with her...

Distant nebulas star in one of the first images from the Rubin Observatory

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

How the Universe and Its Mirrored Version Are Different

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.After her adventures in Wonderland, the fictional Alice...

Eli Lilly’s Obesity Pill Appears to Work as Well as Injected GLP-1s

Eli Lilly’s daily anti-obesity pill orforglipron appears to be as good at spurring weight loss and lowering...

Methane Pollution Has Cheap, Effective Solutions That Aren’t Being Used

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Odorless and colorless, methane...

Readers react to ancient hunting tactics, dog obesity and narwhal play

Hunting hints An ancient ambush of wild horses at a German archaeological site called Schöningen around...

Which animal should scare you more?

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

How to Beat Jet Lag

We’ve all been there after a long trip—staring blankly at emails, counting the hours until bed. Yet...
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