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Tropical Storm Lala nears Hawaii as forecasters expect it to strengthen into a hurricane

Hawaii tropical storm threat

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Hawaii rarely sees direct hurricane hits—if Lala strengthens, it will be just the third recorded hurricane to make landfall there

Why 14 inches of rain fell in Japan in just one day

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This extreme rain was deadly, with at least eight people killed and many others stranded

Why is Illinois suddenly being hit with so many tornadoes?

Chicago hit by tornadoes

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This state, which has seen more than 200 twisters this year, could beat Texas’s all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 12 months

The X-Files creator Chris Carter on Scully, science and the truth that’s still out there

Chris Carter releases darker XFiles

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The creator of The X-Files discusses the Frankenstein elements in the newly released director’s cut of "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," and how Mary Shelley’s classic influenced the story.

What the mathematics of billiards can tell us about loving and letting go

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A mathematician may have solved a 250-year-old question about whether every polygon contains a path home

When will Betelgeuse go supernova?

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Betelgeuse, the sky’s most famous red supergiant, is well studied but poorly understood

A nonspeaking person is the star of this opera. AI made that possible

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What if artificial intelligence is used to amplify human creativity rather than replace it?

Yesterday

Physicists find major clue to matter’s biggest mystery

Gluons carry proton baryon number

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Researchers have nailed down an elusive quantity called baryon number, which may be responsible for the cosmic mismatch between matter and antimatter

Rare Tropical Storm Lala on course for Hawaii, with hurricane conditions possible

Hawaii tropical storm threat

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This storm, a rarity for this part of the Pacific, is expected to bring heavy rains, strong wind and possibly “life-threatening flooding” to Hawaii this weekend

Stunning time lapse lets you relive the 2026 total solar eclipse in 4K glory

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There’s a reason humans have been obsessed with these celestial events for millennia—they are beautiful

Drone time lapse shows total solar eclipse in amazing 4K quality

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Relive the 2026 total solar eclipse, as seen by a drone over Spain

Neuroscientists have vastly underestimated brain cells’ computing power

Single neurons more powerful

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A new study shows that each neuron can do multiple computations at once thanks to hundreds of sprawling branches

Popular drug metformin transforms your gut into a sugar sink

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Researchers are finally learning the mechanism behind one of the most prescribed medicines in the U.S., primarily used to treat or prevent type 2 diabetes

Squishies are everywhere. But what are they made of?

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We asked a simple question: What’s in kids’ squishy toys? Finding an answer was surprisingly complicated

Aug 12, 2026

Estrogen-only hormone therapy could lower risk of Alzheimer’s

Estrogen therapy lowers dementia risk

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In a retrospective study, people taking estrogen-only hormone therapy for menopause were less likely to see signs of dementia

See the 2026 total solar eclipse from around the world

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From a partial eclipse over Berlin to totality over Spain, see some of the incredible images of the August 12 total solar eclipse

Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over ‘misinformation’

COVID excess deaths paper retracted

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This study was originally published in 2024 and was criticized as being misleading by other scientists at the time

See hundreds of stingrays swarming off the coast of New York

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A “fever” of cownose rays revealed by striking drone footage could be a sign of warming oceans

Yale study finds ‘Medicare for All’ could save $1 trillion and 114,000 lives every year

Medicare for All saves lives

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This study has been touted by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont as proof of the benefits of a universal, single-payer health care system, but the research hasn’t been peer-reviewed

Stunning new images reveal cosmic cycle of death and rebirth

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A new study of the Helix Nebula shows a never-before-seen detail of how dying stars recycle elements. Researchers found it by accident

JWST images illuminate ‘black hole stars’ at cosmic dawn

Gas shrouded cosmic dawn black hole

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First glimpsed as “little red dots” in deep-space images from the James Webb Space Telescope, these giant, gas-shrouded black holes are full of surprises

No, AI didn’t just solve the thorniest problem in math

Claude improves Riemann zeros bound

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There’s a $1-million prize for proving the Riemann hypothesis. Claude couldn’t pull that off, but it made significant progress on a related problem

New JWST images reveal the Lion Nebula in all its glory

Webb images Lion Nebula

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This dying star appears to have a face of gas and a mane of space dust

Watch today’s total solar eclipse live

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Follow all the latest updates about the August 12 eclipse with Scientific American

Could Rocky’s musical language in Project Hail Mary actually work?

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