Public HealthMarch 7, 2025
COVID Pandemic Fatigue Has Left the U.S. Vulnerable to New Threats
The “quarantine fatigue” of 2020 became an ongoing “pandemic fatigue,” a complex set of emotions that continues to affect the nation
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Public HealthMarch 5, 2025
On COVID’s Fifth Anniversary, Scientists Reflect on Mistakes and Successes
EpidemiologyMarch 6, 2025
Why This Year’s Flu Season Is the Worst in More Than a Decade
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Science Quiz: Earworms and Phantom Jams
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GeologyMarch 8, 2025
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
PoliticsMarch 7, 2025
Stand Up for Science Rallies Draw Crowds Protesting Trump Cuts
ChemistryMarch 7, 2025
What Is Chloroprene, the Cancer-Causing Chemical at the Center of a Federal Lawsuit?
Natural DisastersMarch 7, 2025
FEMA Disaster Aid Freeze Threatens 'Acute Harm,' Judge Rules
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The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’
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Where Are the Universe’s Missing Planets?
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This Backyard Bird Has a Lot to Teach Us about Sex Variability
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Is It Time to Redefine Time?
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Building Intelligent Machines Helps Us Learn How Our Brain Works
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Climate ChangeMarch 5, 2025
How Plastics in the Brain Connect to the Wider Debate over Petroleum
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The Latest on Measles in the U.S, a Mystery Illness in the DRC and the Flu Vaccines
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Why You Can’t Get That Song Out of Your Head
Space ExplorationFebruary 26, 2025
Saying Farewell to the Gaia Mission, Which Mapped the Milky Way
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MathematicsMarch 3, 2025
How Anime Fans Stumbled upon a Mathematical Proof
When a fan of a cult anime series wanted to watch its episodes in every possible order, they asked a question that had perplexed combinatorial mathematicians for years
MicrobiologyMarch 4, 2025
Your Candy Cravings Might Be Controlled by This Gut Bacterium
Mouse and human studies suggest a connection between a gut microbe and the appetite-regulating hormone GLP-1
Quantum PhysicsFebruary 27, 2025
In the Quantum Realm, Time’s Arrow Might Fly in Two Directions
Scientists studying a centuries-old mystery of physics suggest two “arrows of time” control the evolution of quantum systems
BiotechMarch 4, 2025
Company Seeking to Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth Creates a ‘Woolly Mouse’
On its quest to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has developed the woolly mouse
GeologyMarch 8, 2025
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should be—then found it
PharmaceuticalsMarch 4, 2025
Most People Stop Ozempic after Two Years. What Happens to Weight and Health?
Ozempic and similar GLP-1 weight-loss medications are designed to be a lifelong treatment. But a new study finds the majority of people who use these drugs quit after just two years