This week’s science story collection begins with a spectacular consequence of the “super” El Niño and ends with a study that ...

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A review of a year of The Scientist’s Postdoc Portraits series celebrates the diverse community of more than 200 researchers ...

Animal dung. Furry plastics. Chewing gum. Distorted music. It’s a grab bag of delightfully unusual science, courtesy of UCLA in 2025. From chance lab mishaps and cosmic curiosities to everyday habits ...

A collection of short highlights from our year in conservation science work. Mike Bock Tackling some extraordinary scientific challenges is one cause for celebration. Building a multidisciplinary ...

What happens when science starts asking the same questions as philosophy, and maybe even theology? That’s exactly where “The Story of Everything” lands. The upcoming docufilm, led by physicist and ...

In December 2016, a flurry of headlines declared that “flashing lights could treat Alzheimer’s disease,” based on a single mouse study 1. The research was widely amplified by the media. But within a ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly ...

Tackling some extraordinary scientific challenges is one cause for celebration. Building a multidisciplinary community of conservationists is another. Doing both at the same time? Well, that’s just ...