The Machine That Learned to Fight Viruses

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A research team at the University of Cambridge let an artificial intelligence design the vaccine.

Entanglement Builds Space-Time. Now “Magic” Gives It Gravity.

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In 1973, John Archibald Wheeler captured the relationship between matter and space-time in two concise statements: “Space acts on matter,…

A space telescope is falling to Earth. NASA is racing to rescue it

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Before the end of the month, a robotic spacecraft will launch on an unprecedented rescue mission. Its target is NASA’s…

The Last Astronomers. Amid a flood of AI advances, astrophysicists are questioning the soul of their field

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One afternoon in April, Cecilia Garraffo sat at the head of a conference room table in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and looked…

El Niño Has Begun. It May Become the Strongest This Century

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After clearing a spring forecasting hurdle, scientists see growing odds of a powerful climate event that could disrupt weather worldwide…

New NIH Security Rules for Genomic Data Sets Are Slowing Research, Prompting Workarounds

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Data security experts say increased oversight is needed, but researchers are struggling to comply In the spring of 2025, Andrew…

Reading the Moon Like a Book — For the First Time

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It might seem remarkable that a question as basic as "what is the Moon made of, and where?" remains unanswered.

How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really?

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Every time this question comes up in particle physics, it quickly becomes less straightforward than it first appears. At first…

Laser-boosted microscopes could reveal new drug targets, sharpen views inside cells

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Enhanced cryo–electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is being extended with a laser-based contrast enhancement technique that may significantly improve the visibility of…

After years of opposition, Mexico’s president is reconsidering fracking

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Mexico’s government has assembled a group of scientists to assess whether hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could be revived in the…