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The Quest to Prove the Existence of a New Type of Quantum Particle

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.On a quiet pandemic afternoon in 2021, Zhiyuan...

Want to Claim the Solar Tax Credit? Get Installing Now

This story originally appeared Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.For the last two decades,...

The long and short of science

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

Readers discuss the biology of sex, plastic in the brain and more

It’s a matter of size A January executive order by President Donald Trump designates people as...

Math puzzle: The conundrum of sharing

This month, we visit a trendy (but fictional) spa with an unusual feature: hot mud beds. You...

Wet fingers always wrinkle in the same way

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

Sloths once came in a dizzying array of sizes. Here’s why

The sloth family tree once sported a dizzying array of branches, body sizes and lifestyles, from small...

It’s tricky to transplant a bladder. How surgeons finally did it

The first successful human bladder transplant could offer hope for people with bladder problems. On May 4,...

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse

AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, research published...

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ plan has a major obstacle: Physics

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

Don’t wait until menopause to strengthen your bones 

I confess: If I think about skeletons, it’s around Halloween. I especially enjoy the yard displays of...

The Enhanced Games Has a Date, a Host City, and a Drug-Fueled World Record

The Enhanced Games—a kind of Olympics for athletes who are doping—today announced the date and venue for...
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