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‘Veronika’ Is the First Cow Known to Use a Tool

This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists astonished.

He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning...

Chinese scientist He Jiankui wants to end Alzheimer’s and thinks Silicon Valley is conducting a “Nazi eugenic experiment.”

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The Search for Alien Artifacts Is Coming Into Focus

From surveys of the pre-Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical...

Capturing the Moment a White Dwarf Exploded

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive...

How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus?

The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play.

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge...

Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and...

Neuroscientists Decipher Procrastination: A Brain Mechanism...

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using...

Microsoft Has a Plan to Keep Its Data Centers From Raising...

In response to a growing backlash, Microsoft said it would take steps to ensure that data centers don't raise utility bills in surrounding...

Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

If you want to put people back on the moon, don’t gut the agency in charge of getting them there.

Want to Stop Doomscrolling? You Might Need a Sleep Coach

Traditionally sleep coaches treat babies. But now more and more anxious, screen-attached grownups are the ones who need nursing.