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This Earth Day three environmental experts share stories about times when environmental action succeeded in saving the planet—and explain why this can be done again
A look at what makes scorpions so deadly, why there’s hope for preeclampsia and how President Trump is gutting wind energy
BBC tech journalist Thomas Germain’s simple—and hilarious—experiment exposes a serious flaw in common artificial intelligence tools
Journalist Evan Ratliff explores what happens when AI agents are given real autonomy to build and run a start‑up from scratch
An unseasonal heat dome over parts of the U.S., a federal court ruling that blocks the CDC’s recent change to its recommended childhood vaccine schedule, new research on unsafe levels of lead in fast fashion
The reason we slip and slide on ice—a phenomenon central to figure skating, curling and other Winter Olympic events—is a centuries-old physics mystery that may have finally been cracked
Humans are the only species that has chins. A recent study sheds light on how that came to be and why evolution doesn’t always follow the rules
As Pokémon turns 30, we take a look at how the beloved Japanese kids’ franchise was inspired by—and has shaped—real-world science
Researchers are using cutting‑edge DNA techniques to hunt for genetic evidence in centuries‑old artworks in an effort to better understand the genius of Leonardo da Vinci
Beneath fancy perfumes and deodorants, our food choices may be quietly shaping our natural scent in unexpected ways