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An analysis of sound-making structures on preserved wings reveals the mating calls of ancient Jurassic insects, re-creating part of an ancient soundscape.

AI safety monitoring can fail when an AI’s reasoning is the main clue that something has gone wrong, new research suggests.

Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet than previously thought.

A new study finds that digital twins don’t yet replicate the views of the individuals they are modeled after.

Scientists knew that sliding along surfaces gives water drops a charge. Those droplets can damage bridges, cars and more over time, new work shows.

A hexagon darkens the clouds over Saturn’s north pole. Now, astronomers have found a similarly shaped atmospheric wave at the other pole.

The biggest fibromyalgia genetics study yet zeroed in on 26 genetic risk factors for the pain disorder, including one in the Huntington's disease gene.

Simulations suggest rocky planet building blocks could have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang.

Shadowy dark matter has eluded scientists for decades. The LZ experiment may have spotted one particle, called a WIMP, but more data is needed to check.

Migraine prevention drugs are more targeted than ever before, and new guidelines may help doctors predict which will work for each patient.

California blackworms can squeeze through narrow channels faster than they can wriggle across wide ones, a finding that may help with robot design.

Many people struggle to sleep enough at night. Surprisingly, science cannot say if adding in a nap to sleep in two blocks is healthy.

Rubidium atoms on China’s Tiangong space station fell with the same acceleration, upholding a cornerstone of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

Three species preferred different people based on their skin odor and bacteria. The findings could help make new microbe-based repellants.

NASA’s new Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will tackle nearly every aspect of astrophysics, including dark matter, dark energy and alien planets.

A study of 70,000 earthquakes finds tiny tremors often precede larger fracking-linked quakes, offering a warning to halt fluid injection.

Appalachia is a hotspot of landslides, but many there can’t afford to move away or mitigate the danger, a new study finds. Wealthy urban residents can.

NASA’s attempt to save the falling Swift telescope failed, revealing the realities of the burgeoning field of satellite servicing.

Capuchins hunt and eat small vertebrates more often as plant foods wane. The behavior may help us learn more about humans’ early dietary evolution.

A many-legged oddball from long ago helps fill a major gap in the fossil record — and hints at how insects ended up with just six legs.