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Smiles tweaked by AI can boost attraction, a speed-dating study shows

A well-timed smile could be the ultimate speed-dating hack. Smiles enhanced by artificial intelligence during video chats...

A distant quasar’s black hole is oddly huge for its galaxy

The first-ever sighting of starlight from a galaxy hosting one of the most distant quasars known has...

How Researchers Are Using Geospatial Technology to Uncover Mexico’s Clandestine Graves

There are more than 114,000 missing persons in Mexico, and that number is continuing to rise. Criminal...

RFK Jr. Wants to Reshape US Health Policy. Good Luck With That

"I’m going to let him go wild on health,” former president Donald Trump said of Robert F....

Limiting sugar in infancy reduces the risk of diabetes and hypertension

The occasional sweet treat likely won’t ruin your health. But too much added sugar at a young...

A single enzyme can alter the vibrant colors in parrot plumage

One enzyme has a key role in determining whether parrots’ rainbow plumage emerges in vibrant reds, yellows...

Backyard explorers discovered 15 new examples of glowing life 

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

This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka

Pooping whales changed the course of Asha de Vos’ career. The Sri Lankan marine biologist was aboard...

‘Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior’ unearths paleontology’s biases

Aaron Tremper is the editorial assistant for Science News Explores. He has a B.A. in English...

The oldest known fossil tadpole was a big baby

Tadpoles have been wriggling in the world’s ponds for at least 161 million years. A newly detailed...

Using AI, historians track how astronomy ideas spread in the 16th century

Historians working with an artificial intelligence assistant have begun tracking the spread of astronomical thinking across Europe...

These hornets may be the alcohol-detox champs of the animal world

Don’t get into a drinking contest with Vespa orientalis hornets. They could out-booze a tree shrew, even...
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