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Fission-powered space flight, a 60-year dream, would supercharge outer Solar System exploration

China reached long expected milestone in 2024

Repeated supernovae flashes, warped by gravity, could resolve a cosmological dispute

Flexible rhythm perception, once thought to require a big brain, has been shown in humble bumble bees

Analysis of gravitational waves supports theory that some stars explode without leaving behind black holes

Bristling, multilegged ocean swimmer shows early emergence of claws  

Ambitious effort tested whether more than 100 papers held up on multiple types of “repeatability” tests

More than 60 countries are off track to meet U.N. target for 2030—even though solutions exist

Approach could enable production of new medications for depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress

The Department of State hasn’t given the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all the money it needs to keep vital AIDS relief programs operating

Agency will also make new list of major facilities to be built in the coming decade

Structures on cassowaries’ skulls fluoresce under UV light, hinting at a hidden visual signal

Overuse of the p-tau217 biomarker could push healthy people toward unnecessary drugs, scientists fear

Flying insect respiratory systems suggest abundant oxygen can’t explain ancient gigantism

But observers fear measure will limit public’s ability to challenge potentially harmful projects

Hospitals and researchers struggle to cope with lengthy blackouts and supply shortages

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has grant money, but nobody to hand it out

Scientists spot first example of vertebrate drinking with suction from the tongue alone

New way to analyze frozen tissue slices could reveal bodywide effects of drugs, diseases

The planet’s lightning storms can unleash the force of multiple nuclear weapons every minute