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Scientific American

Whooping Cough Deaths Rise in U.S. as Surge in Infections Continues [2d]
NIH Agrees to Evaluate Stalled Scientific Grants [2d]
NASA’s New Chief Hints Iconic Space Shuttle Might Not Be Moving to Texas After All [2d]
What Makes Ultraprocessed Foods Addictive? [2d]
Could Next-Generation Medicines Help Solve the Opioid Crisis? [2d]
These Are the Most Exciting Space Science Events for 2026 [2d]

Quanta Magazine

No new articles in the last 24 hours.

New Scientist

Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is found again [2d]
The weight-loss drugs on trial in 2026 may trump Ozempic and Zepbound [2d]
World's first subsea desalination facility will start running in 2026 [2d]
2026 Mars mission will set out to solve the mystery of its moons [2d]
US to fire up small reactors in 2026 as part of 'nuclear renaissance' [2d]
Could James and the Giant Peach inspire the future of food? [2d]
Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025 [2d]
The emotion you never knew you had, and how to feel more of it [2d]
The century-long hunt for the gigantic meteorite that vanished [2d]
The cassette tape made a comeback in 2025 thanks to a DNA upgrade [2d]
EU carbon border tax will force others to cut emissions from 2026 [2d]
We'll learn about LSD's potential for treating anxiety in 2026 [2d]
A controversial experiment threatened to kill the multiverse in 2025 [2d]
Benefits of mRNA cancer vaccines could exceed $75 billion in US alone [2d]

ScienceDaily

Even one drink a day may raise mouth cancer risk [1d]
What cannabis really does for chronic pain [1d]
Where you live may be fueling aggressive breast cancer [2d]
Scientists replayed evolution and found a surprise [2d]
Earth’s worst extinction was followed by a shockingly fast ocean comeback [2d]
Time runs faster on Mars and scientists just proved it [2d]
Scientists stunned by a massive hydrothermal field off Greece [2d]
Why your vitamin D supplements might not be working [2d]

Phys

Satellite data and weather models improve short-term solar irradiance forecasts in China [1d]
Eco-friendly palladium recovery technology to safeguard resource security [1d]
Architecture isn't neutral. It's been shaping political power for millennia [2d]
I volunteer in a repair cafe: We can help you learn to fix your broken Christmas gift [2d]
Image: Ball bearings as tools for studying physics in microgravity [2d]
Mathematicians crack cellular noise puzzle, paving path for better cancer treatment [2d]
NASA's Chandra rings in the new year with the Champagne Cluster [2d]
Nanozigzags, a new biomaterial, can enhance cancer immunotherapy efficacy by nearly 70% [2d]
AI model uses social media posts to predict unemployment rates ahead of official data [2d]
Most sensitive radio observations to date find no evidence of technosignature from 3I/ATLAS [2d]
Early tests rule out lab as cause of Spain swine fever outbreak [2d]
Simple wipe test reveals hidden PFAS contamination on firefighter protective gear [2d]
French ban on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics, clothing to enter force [2d]
The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies [2d]
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety—schools can do much more to teach it [2d]
Image: JWST captures colliding spiral galaxies [2d]
West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America's aging flood defenses [2d]
'Weights of gold in bullion': How the ancients invested in precious metals [2d]
Clouds are vital to life—but many are becoming wispy ghosts. Here's how to see the changes above us [2d]
Heritage railway volunteers show how deep friendships can be formed without discussing emotions [2d]
New dataset maps global city boundaries in high resolution from 2000 to 2022 [2d]
Scientists have uncovered evidence of Ireland's largest prehistoric hillfort settlement [2d]
Hunting for dark matter axions with a quantum-powered haloscope [2d]
AI-driven breeding strategy aims to boost orphan crops for food security [2d]
Ethylene and oxygen found to drive periderm regeneration after plant injury [2d]
Not all scientific breakthroughs survive the hype [2d]
ASKAP discovers a spectacular outflow in a nearby galaxy [2d]
What's inside Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano? Scientists obtain first 3D images [2d]
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say [2d]
Rare jumping bristletail reveals new step in insect mating evolution [2d]
Climate policies can backfire by eroding 'green' values, study finds [2d]
Encoding adaptive intelligence in molecular matter by design [2d]

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