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Celebrate Mother’s Day with nine bold, beautiful and bizarre animal moms

Here are some of the most fascinating facts about animal moms, from naked mole rats to giraffes and octopuses

The mangled remains of probes sent to Venus may still be there

Scientists long assumed Venus's harsh environment would quickly destroy artifacts from probe missions. But a new study makes a compelling case to the contrary

Is testosterone therapy safe and effective? What we know

Some clinicians are pushing to broaden testosterone use, but there is debate about its benefits and risks

National Academy of Sciences experts denounce Trump’s NSF board purge

In an open letter, thousands of researchers criticized the White House's firing of the research agency's board as 'an alarming attack' on U.S. science

Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak, risk of microplastics-caused climate warming and Alaska landslide tsunami

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

This sulfurous hell world might change the way we classify exoplanets

An oddity among exoplanets, L 98-59 d is (so far) in a class all its own, but astronomers expect powerful new telescopes will eventually reveal more like it

Inside NASA’s ‘very ambitious’ moon base plan

NASA's moon exploration plans call for nearly 80 launches, nearly 75 landers, 10 moon buggies and one nuclear reactor

Tanking is ruining NBA basketball. Can math save it?

Several teams appeared to spend the second half of the U.S. professional basketball season losing games on purpose for a better chance at a high draft pick. New ideas propose to fix this incentive problem

Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary

CHRISTINA JEWETT AND MAGGIE HABERMAN

Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.

A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests

APOORVA MANDAVILLI

A study of a few patients, to be presented this week, showed promise for a type of therapy that has already cured some blood cancers.

See the National Park Service’s newest canine rangers

Sled dogs have worked alongside humans for thousands of years. In the harsh Alaskan winter they remain the best option for traversing the snowy landscape

Protein-boosted foods are everywhere now, but do we actually need more protein?

Extra protein can be found in everything now, from potato chips to Pop-Tarts. Does this benefit the average eater?