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veryday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time

Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa talks about surprising results that are changing how we think dopamine works and how the brain really learns

This young researcher’s unlikely journey into academia will change the way you think about science, failure and belonging

A linguist lays out what communicating with aliens could actually involve—and what that tells us about human language

How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it

World Cup crowds spark outbreak tracking as AI tensions rise and ancient Rome’s roads get a stunning reboot

A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change

From slow elevators to perfectly split pizza, math quietly explains the quirks of everyday life

A deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading fast—and U.S. cuts to foreign aid are making it worse

A new look at how everything from handwriting to AI quietly reshapes our bodies, habits and sense of connection

Author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldview—and that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future

How an experiment involving a made-up skin condition exposes the risks of increasingly popular AI medical advice

Nuclear power could enable long-term lunar missions, but NASA’s timeline may be too ambitious

What you should know about hantavirus, why PCOS is getting a new name, and how some fish hide in an unusual spot

A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women

Are we really falling short on protein—or is the high-protein craze overblown?

A deadly hantavirus outbreak occurs on a cruise ship, scientists warn that microplastics may be contributing to climate warming, and a retreating-glacier‑triggered landslide unleashed a massive Alaska tsunami