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Snakes are often the villains. A new book gives them a fair shake

SlitherStephen S. HallGrand Central Publishing, $30 Snakes don’t often get to be the protagonists....

An overlooked organ may help the ovary function

When an expansive curlicue of tissue sitting below the ovaries was discovered more than a century ago,...

This Famous Physics Experiment Shows Why the Government Should Support ‘Useless’ Science

It's nothing new—politicians complain about silly science projects funded by the government to get taxpayers riled up....

Scotland’s Isle of Skye was once a dinosaur promenade

Scotland’s remote Isle of Skye was once a bustling dinosaur thoroughfare. A newly discovered set of at...

The story of dire wolves goes beyond de-extinction

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

Neutrinos’ maximum possible mass shrinks further

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

Denisovans inhabited Taiwan, new fossil evidence suggests

A fossil jaw originally netted by fishermen off the ocean floor near Taiwan’s west coast belonged to...

A shadowy market for weight-loss drugs has emerged online

In late 2022, pharmacist Joseph Lambson got an unusual call from a poison control specialist. He said,...

Memory manipulation is the stuff of sci-fi. Someday it could be real

In the world of Harry Potter, one’s memory can be manipulated with the flick of a wand....

An Experimental Obesity Pill Mimics Gastric Bypass Surgery

The booming popularity of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs for weight loss has led to a flurry...

A lush, green Arabian Desert may have once linked Africa and Asia

The Arabian Desert, today the largest expanse of windswept sand dunes on Earth, experienced recurring periods of...

Donald Trump Wants to Save the Coal Industry. He’s Too Late

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump held a press conference to announce the signing of executive orders intended...
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