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The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions…

In a Frankenstein-y feat, a small, gelatinous sea creature can merge its body with a neighbor’s. The animals — called…

CHICAGO — Mice love to run. But not when they’re taking semaglutide, the diabetes and weight-loss drug sold as Ozempic…

When the arm is on the lap or the side, a blood pressure reading can be erroneously high. But when…

The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun “for the discovery…

Satellites hampering radio astronomy — Science News, October 5, 1974 In the past, the satellites and probes launched by NASA…

In control A high dose of the psychedelic psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain networks, Laura Sanders reported in “Psilocybin erases brain…

Nancy Shute is editor in chief of Science News Media Group. Previously, she was an editor at NPR and US…

As dust from the Sahara blows thousands of kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, it becomes progressively more nutritious for marine…

Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs…

A red dwarf star known as Barnard’s star, which lies a mere six light-years from our solar system, has at…

Clostridioides difficile is a notoriously nasty intestinal bug, with few effective treatments and no approved vaccines. But the same technology…