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A fly enters a virtual reality chamber, and insect science may never be the same
Unusual experiment reveals differences in how humans and bugs respond to the world in motion
How to spot a deepfake—and prevent it from causing political chaos
Science speaks with experts about the unique threat posed by AI-generated audio and video
Watch a robot made of muscle and steel turn on a dime
Once mostly limited to straight-line motion, “biohybrid” bots are finally getting the hang of more complex motion
Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope—and many questions
Science examines whether successes can be expanded to other kinds of deafnes
‘It’s insane’: New viruslike entities found in human gut microbes
Analysis of sequence databases reveals novel circular RNA genomes belonging to “obelisks”
Watch a robot dinosaur hunt insects—and possibly reveal the purpose of early wings
“Robopteryx” terrorizes grasshoppers with its flapping, perhaps like some dinos did
With just weeks to live, these marsupials prioritize sex over sleep
Antechinuses may have evolved to sleep less to have as many babies as possible during their short lives
How ants thwarted lions on the African savanna
Tiny insects have upended a Kenyan ecosystem
How giant ‘water batteries’ could make green power reliable
For times when wind and solar fall short, some utilities are turning to an old technology called pumped storage hydropower
News at a glance: Long-awaited malaria shots, risks of face recognition technology, and Japan’s first moon landing
The latest in science and policy
Zapping ‘red mud’ in plasma turns mine waste into valuable iron
A simple process quickly extracts iron and renders the rest largely benign
Open-access papers draw more citations from a broader readership
New study addresses long-standing debate about whether free-to-read papers have increased reach
Plan to allow wolf hunting in Europe to spare livestock could backfire, some scientists say
Many farmers support proposal to downgrade protection of wolves, which kill thousands of sheep on the continent each year
Microbes that gave rise to all plants and animals became multicellular 1.6 billion years ago, tiny fossils reveal
Early eukaryotes found in ancient Chinese rock formation offer a “grand vision of life”
Hate droopy carrots? Here’s how to keep them crisp
3D modeling exposes why carrots curl in the fridge
Black community members, scientists object to plan to bury skulls from Philadelphia museum
Scholars critique “egregious” lack of archival research on remains of Black Philadelphians in the Morton collection
Whistleblowers flagged 300 scientific papers for retraction. Many journals ghosted them
Saga highlights how slow, opaque action by publishers threatens the integrity of the research literature
Argentina’s controversial new science head faces protests over cuts and privatization
Veterinarian Daniel Salamone thinks private enterprise could make research more relevant and efficient
Why does COVID-19 make you sneeze?
Viral protein stimulates nerves in respiratory passages, could be target for treatment
Errors found in dozens of papers by top scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard-affiliated research institute seeks retractions on six papers and corrections for 31 others
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