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This Football-Shaped Creature Was an Early Terrestrial Plant-Eater
The newly discovered specimen shows how early herbivory evolved
How the Gila Monster Gave the World Ozempic
The creature’s toxic venom revolutionized diabetes treatment
The Long History and Uncertain Future of US Weather Forecasts
Centuries of scientific progress are at stake
The Parasite That Chemically Castrates Its Moth Host
… after coopting viruses long ago to do its dirty work
The Woman Who Paved the Way for IVF
Miriam Menkin didn’t achieve the same fame as her colleague John Rock, but the life-changing procedure wouldn’t be possible without her
The Dying Children Who Suddenly Wake Up
What happens to kids who experience terminal lucidity—and the caregivers who tend to them
Here’s What Makes for an Ideal Scent-Sniffing Dog
Dog trainers and handlers tease out the characteristics that are deal-breakers
Scientists Turn to the Internet to Name New Species
Followers of Ze Frank submitted over 8,000 names for a newly discovered chiton
Can the Keto Diet Treat Mental Health Conditions?
How the evidence stacks up against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent claims
Was the Human Genome Forged by Fire?
New research into burn-response genes shows evidence of accelerated evolution
The Many Myths of the Blood Moon
What people throughout the world and across time have made of lunar eclipses
