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An endangered pygmy raccoon turned trash into toys—and taught her family how, too

The endangered animals displayed a first in raccoons and their kin

The spacecraft BepiColombo is finally nearing Mercury after 8 years in space

In a critical maneuver on Thursday, the mission successfully deployed its two science orbiters—beginning the final phases of its arrival at Mercury

Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange

KATRINA MILLER

A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say.

‘Unparalleled’ study finds psilocybin protects against nerve damage from chemotherapy

The findings, which were made in mice, may offer a new way to prevent a common chemotherapy side effect that can last well beyond treatment

Cleaner Air, Smarter Toddlers

CLAIRE BROWN

New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.

Psilocybin May Prevent Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy, Study Finds

ANDREW JACOBS

The preliminary research was conducted in mice, but scientists were optimistic the results would apply to humans. Clinical trials begin this month.

Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits

EMILY BAUMGAERTNER NUNN

More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived.

This star has the strangest sky in the galaxy

The newfound star S301 orbits the Milky Way's supermassive black hole so closely that its view of the heavens gets twisted

What a novel about a dating app for dead bodies reveals about human connection

Author Sarah Pierce explores dating apps, loneliness and human connection through a novel about a corpse-matching algorithm

What’s the tech behind the record-breaking RSA-260 crack?

A researcher's social media post revealing how to break part of a popular encryption protocol has gone viral. But did he really do it with just "good old pencil and paper"?

Pentagon pauses controversial testosterone policy guidelines

Experts say there is not enough evidence to support broadly screening men for testosterone without any symptoms