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Why measles is spreading again, how hackers are targeting freezers, and whether cats fart
One story asks whether cats fart. The others are a lot less funny
Why do some people hear pitch better than others? Internal noise may be the key
The less internal noise you have, the more reliably you can tell similar sounds apart
Acorns—not deer—can predict a rise in Lyme-spreading ticks
Despite deer’s essential role in tick reproduction, looking to acorn numbers instead can forecast Lyme disease booms almost two years in advance
NASA reveals new lunar rover, PROMISE, to launch to moon in 2028
At a press event on Saturday, the agency’s officials stressed that rovers and other infrastructure will be critical to ensuring human survival on the moon
Earth's rocks have a missing layer spanning up to a billion years. Scientists finally know what happened to it
The 'Great Unconformity' has puzzled scientists since its discovery in the 1870s
The mathematical trick that explains how to find a needle in a haystack
We asked a statistics expert how difficult it would be to find a needle in a haystack—the answer is: just as hard as you think
Nothing can be fully transparent, physicists discover
Quantum researchers show how materials inevitably absorb light
Math Puzzle: Secret formula
Can you guess the puzzle writer’s secret formula?
This brain change can make foxes act like pet dogs
Using data from a 1950s Russian experiment, researchers are getting “to the heart of brain programming” in foxes
Have astronomers spotted Planet Nine?
Archived observations appear to show a moving object in the far-distant outer solar system, but its reality is unclear
Kevin Roose says the race to build superintelligence is accelerating
What happens when a technology becomes more powerful than its creators can fully understand?
Ancient humans used cannabis in burial rituals 2,800 years ago
New findings from a Siberian tomb offer the earliest direct evidence for human marijuana use
These are the doctors and scientists elected in the 2026 midterms
Learn more about the scientific community coming into office in January
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is changing the color of the ocean
The ocean’s blue and green hues near the infamous zone of debris have gotten brighter over the past 20 years, satellite data show
Hundreds of stunning Ice Age drawings discovered inside Spanish cave
The find includes 280 pieces of art, including 55 depictions of animals
How George Clinton’s Mothership landed onstage in 1976
Fifty years after its spectacular debut, George Clinton’s smoke-spewing spaceship remains a marvel of live-music technology and Afrofuturist imagination
2026 election results show widespread opposition to AI data centers
Across 10 states this Election Day, voters overwhelmingly backed restrictions on data center development or rejected measures that would have eased their construction
The Super El Niño is already soaking the U.S. Expect more flooding to come
This week Florida and the Four Corners region have been hammered by major rain events, swamping roads and washing away homes
Science advocates react to Democrats’ historic midterm rout: ‘It’s a new day in Washington’
Researchers and advocates say they hope the “blue wave” could signal more accountability after two years of attacks on science
Could SpaceX’s retirement of Falcon 9 spark a launch crisis?
What happens when the most successful rocket in history stops flying? The world is about to find out
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