A new paper suggests the anthropic principle—that the universe is fine-tuned for life—can be tested. It would be falsified if ...

Find out how a New York couple helped unearth fossils from a species that frequently roamed Orange County 13,000 years ago.

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A strange star has revealed to astronomers a mysterious past — one that involves the merger of two ancient suns.

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Learn why humans may be at low risk, but cattle are highly susceptible to a recently emerged genotype that is not yet well ...

Discussing the tradeoffs in public-health decisions might help us make better choices, write Dr. Christopher Worsham and Dr.

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Each year we dedicate the final issue of Science News to reviewing the big stories in science, technology and medicine. And each year, I marvel at the many ...

This year's U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures ...

Researchers worldwide are applying artificial intelligence as a tool in scienctific study, including Aranyak Goswami, who uses data to improve production of healthier farm animals such as chickens, ...