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Insects use “crazy turning” to dry off after a cooling dip in water

Inked skin from the Chancay culture shows tattooing rivaled other forms of art in complexity

Historic deal will boost researcher pay—if Congress provides funding

Workers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Mount Wilson Observatory made preparations for wildfires

The Biden administration had aimed to create a nationwide approach to protecting the most mature forests from fire, disease, and logging

El Niño and declining reflectivity brought a warming surge

X-ray analysis of bony scale shows vertebrates developed ability to remodel and repair bone much earlier than thought

Glare from proposed green hydrogen plant could degrade views of distant universe

Imaging study of people with aphantasia reveals differences—but not a complete deficit—in visual processing area

The Bird's Foot, critical for shipping and wildlife, is “one of the most threatened places in America”

Studies suggest mammals’ external ears carry unexpected type of cartilage and rely on the same genetic instructions as gills

Measuring levels of thousands of proteins in the blood of half a million people could suggest treatments and diagnostic tools, researchers say

Exodus from the Journal of Human Evolution leaves a flagship journal in crisis

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Two options both promise to trim billions from mission’s cost

Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community

Biologists Olesia Sokur and Ihor Zyma died in their Kyiv apartment

Ice cores show ancient silver production produced lead levels high enough to lower some people’s IQ