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Stashing more CO₂ in the ocean could slow climate change

More research is needed on ways to safely remove some CO2 from the water to make room for more — such as by seaweed farming and iron fertilization.

Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports

Did builders of Egypt’s first pyramid use a water-powered elevator?

Here’s why some shooting stars have long-lasting afterglows

Summer ‘space hurricanes’ are emerging high above Earth’s magnetic poles

Peripheral vision and what we can see in the dark

Analyze This: Human brains can last thousands of years

Word of the Week

Scientists Say: Cosmic rays

These energy-packed particles come to us from the farthest reaches of outer space.

Experiments

Experiment: Why does the moon look larger on the horizon?

In this experiment, let’s investigate Emmert’s law, which may explain the full moon optical illusion.

Technically Fiction

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Superman’s kryptonite doesn’t have a true equal on Earth

Though not quite kryptonite, some Earth minerals can glow under ultraviolet light. Excited electrons cause these real-life power stones to light up.

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Explainer: Earth — layer by layer

Metal gives the teeth of Komodo dragons their super strength

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Stashing more CO₂ in the ocean could slow climate change

Scientists Say: Periodic table

Here’s why some shooting stars have long-lasting afterglows

Explainer: How do mass and weight differ?

Think twice before using ChatGPT for help with homework

Back to School

Top 10 tips on how to study smarter, not longer

Here are 10 tips — all based on science — about what tends to help us learn and remember most effectively.

Let’s learn about why schools should start later

Think twice before using ChatGPT for help with homework

Let’s learn about dealing with math anxiety

Watch This

Tiny treadmills reveal how fruit flies sprint

Forcing fruit flies to move shows how the insects coordinate their steps. This holds clues to other animals’ brains and movement.

Belugas can warp and wiggle their forehead fat like Jell-O

Turning jeans blue with sunlight might help the environment

This egg-laying amphibian feeds its babies ‘milk’

What the weird world of protists can teach us about life on Earth

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Earth

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Superman’s kryptonite doesn’t have a true equal on Earth

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano recently erupted like a stomp rocket

Analyze This: Where are U.S. earthquakes most likely?

Space

Here’s why some shooting stars have long-lasting afterglows

Summer ‘space hurricanes’ are emerging high above Earth’s magnetic poles

Scientists Say: Cosmic rays

Tech

Did builders of Egypt’s first pyramid use a water-powered elevator?

Robotics might someday give us an extra hand

Lasers help put the cork on spilled oil

Environment

To limit pollution, new recipe makes plastic a treat for microbes

Scientists Say: Carbon capture

Bottled water hosts many thousands of nano-sized plastic bits

Animals

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The last woolly mammoths offer new clues to why this species died out

Metal gives the teeth of Komodo dragons their super strength

A childhood dog inspired this veterinarian to help others

Brain

Just how brainy was a T. rex?

Herbal medicine could help recovery after concussion

Handwriting may boost brain connections that aid memory

Physics

Forget moon walking, lunar visitors. Try horizontal running

Experiment: Measure the speed of light with a laser

Here’s why scientists want a good quantum computer

Health & Medicine

Want to avoid getting sick? Adopt these immune-boosting behaviors

Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports

A little-known gene may explain why some people never get COVID-19

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