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Strange whirlpools of plasma seen in the sharpest images ever captured of our star help explain the deep origins of Earth-threatening space weather and more

Mountain lions (also known as cougars or pumas) make roads safer by scaring deer and elk that can cause collisions with cars into more remote areas

A solution to part of the Cohen-Lenstra conjecture helps resolve a long-standing mystery about quadratic forms

An active ingredient in magic mushrooms, psilocybin has shown early promise for treating eating disorders

The Swedish engineer influencer has spent over a decade on YouTube growing a loyal audience of over 2.5 million followers, but for her, the journey was all about living a less typical life in science.

This marks only the second extinct ice age amphibian found in North America—and it gives researchers vital information about the ancient climate

Wormholes are one way that physicists have imagined traveling into the past. But if something gets there, is it physically possible to change anything?

Charles Darwin predicted in 1875 that some members of the Saxifraga genus could be carnivorous—now scientists have finally proven him right

This billionaire-backed fund is dedicating $200 million to preserve animals and even plants that are facing extinction around the world

Astronomers’ simulations predict what this lunar impact—and its aftermath—will look like

A rare fossil find shows a tooth embedded an ichthyosaur’s vertebra, where it was likely left when a giant pliosaurid chomped down on this dolphin-resembling reptile

A unique landform is vital for calibrating NASA’s satellites, but it’s likely sitting atop a vast deposit of this heavy metal, which is crucial for making munitions

The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet. New data illustrate how dire that is

Dry conditions and climate change are putting forests across the country at risk for disaster

These deaths were reported by Michigan, which has seen more than 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis emerge since late June

These proposed changes have seen significant bipartisan pushback and have been criticized by scientists across disciplines

The bright, red-orange stain on Antarctica’s ice-covered landscape may trace back to ancient oceans

Some female daddy longlegs will perform fellatio, perhaps to avoid potential violence from males, while males of another species entice females with a secretion on their penises

An outbreak of Cyclospora infections tied to produce spreads across multiple states as new research challenges the protein maxxing craze

A high-profile court case is calling attention to this rare and understudied condition