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A tobacco hornworm caterpillar is exposed to vibrations in an anechoic chamber. Binghamton University, State University of New York

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Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears

Staff Writer - September 8, 2026

A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nuwakot district, Nepal, on Aug. 30, 2026. AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

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Floods in Nepal‑Tibet disrupt pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, a sacred mountain with centuries of evolving tradition

A massive rockfall in the Himalayas led to a surge of flood water than swept through villages, killing hundreds of people, on Aug. 26, 2026. Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty Images

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When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks

For decades, researchers thought that bacteria become resistant to antibiotics if patients stopped taking these drugs early. Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule

Uncertainty is inherent in science, but communicating it effectively requires more than explaining how much error is present in graphs. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for

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Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about...

Staff Writer - May 16, 2023

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You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the...

Staff Writer - May 15, 2023

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Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and...

Staff Writer - May 13, 2023

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What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains

Staff Writer - May 12, 2023

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Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones...

Staff Writer - May 11, 2023

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Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet – an astrophysicist...

Staff Writer - May 10, 2023

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Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering...

Staff Writer - May 9, 2023

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May 5, 2023, lunar eclipse will be a subtle show of...

Staff Writer - May 3, 2023

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