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Surviving on blood alone is no picnic. But a handful of genetic tweaks may have helped vampire bats evolve to become the only mammal known to feed exclusively on the stuff. sciencenews.org/article/vamp…
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A new CAR T cell therapy could soon be the first FDA-approved treatment for an autoimmune disease.
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Additional possibilities to explain the steep drop in overdose deaths include changes to the illicit opioid supply or with the population of people at risk for drug use.
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Do you agree with our picks from the 2026 Nikon Small World competition?
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Bacteria inside bloated cadavers show the dead are teeming with life. sciencenews.org/blog/gory-de…
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People are more likely to follow rule breakers than rule followers, a simple experiment suggests.
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We should turn passive research papers into “dynamic, and in some sense living, embodiments of knowledge,” says @james_y_zou.
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Viruses may be minuscule, but one could have influenced major differences between human and chimpanzee brains.
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Ghostly particles called neutrinos are so ethereal that they can pass through the entire Earth. Scientists are studying these particles to learn about why the universe has more matter than antimatter. sciencenews.org/article/neut…
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Sweets boost the disruption of the gut microbiome by antibiotics, according to a recent Nature study. Although the study examined only a hospitalized patient population, the findings may provide broader insight into protecting gut bacteria during antibiotic treatment.
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Even an individual atom exerts a tiny force.
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Gabriela Farfan investigates signals trapped within minerals. Corals, for example, build layers of calcium carbonate mineral over time, trapping chemical signatures from the ocean. The data tell all kinds of stories — about stress, disease outbreaks and changes to ocean temperature and sea level.
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In the 1980s, astronomers and art historians clashed over whether van Gogh was looking at a real sky when he painted “The Starry Night.” Some said the night was in mid-June, others said that night would have been cloudy. A new analysis of star positions says they’re both wrong.
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An ancient virus may have influenced brain evolution in apes by sticking around tinkering with their genes.
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“Revolutionary” treatment could herald a new era of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases like stiff person syndrome, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and even multiple sclerosis.
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Glowing balls of bluish light have been seen above swamps and cemeteries around the world. Swamp will-o’-the-wisps are believed to be the burning of seeping methane gas. But what ignites that gas has been shrouded in mystery. sciencenews.org/article/spar…
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When people face losing the ability to talk, they need alternative ways to communicate. One way people preserve their voice is by banking it. The process has improved in recent years, but it still produces a voice that can sound unnatural—until now.
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Quantum error correction made for a qubit with just 5 errors in a million operations. Now scientists need more of them.
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Ink drops, tardigrade molting and a jumping spider, oh my! The 2026 Nikon Small World competition winners bring beautiful, miniature scenes into focus.
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A childhood museum visit sparked Gabriela Farfan’s dream of becoming a geologist. Now she curates the Smithsonian’s gems and minerals — and studies how living things build mineral structures of their own.
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