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Smoking was supposed to be fading away. Why are young people embracing it again?

Smoking rates remain low, but experts say social media, stress and shifting attitudes could be fueling a cigarette revival

Is Gen Z actually smoking more? An investigation

Smoking in movies and TV is up, and "cigfluencers" have become a thing, but lags in data make it unclear if the vibe shift has any reality to it

How many paper folds would get you to the moon?

Folding a piece of paper makes it thicker. How many folds would it take to reach the moon—and beyond?

NASA’s Voyager 2 survives daring ‘big bang’ maneuver

After 49 years in space, NASA's Voyagers are running low on power—but an audacious move should extend the tenures of the two spacecraft

Did life on Earth only arise once? Perhaps not

The last common ancestor of all living things may not have been alive at all

Why Google DeepMind broke up the AlphaFold team

The artificial intelligence system largely accomplished the task it was built to solve, and researchers outside DeepMind have already been carrying its work forward

AI just created a virus not found in nature and scientists are worried

The technique could lead to new treatments for antibiotic-resistant bugs, but some scientists say the technology could be misused

Anthropic and OpenAI AI agents showed signs of deception during safety tests

A U.K. safety evaluation found agents powered by Anthropic and OpenAI took unauthorized actions online, exposing a growing problem of control

Birdsong follows a fundamental law of human language

A fundamental law of human language has now been found in both songbirds and whales

Want to see the 2026 total solar eclipse? An eclipse chaser reveals her tricks and tips

All the tips and tricks you need to watch and photograph this incredible celestial phenomenon

What was best for Flaco the owl? Wild Inside documentary asks tough questions

This sweet film uncovers bitter disagreements among urban ecology and conversation experts that go way beyond just one owl

Latest Pentagon UFO files release includes video of mysterious ‘cold orbs’

This new cache of material includes footage of a U.S. military plane's infrared display recorded during an exercise over the Gulf of Oman in 2021

U.S. Cuts Ties With Organ Donor Group After Reports of Abuses

BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL

The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.

Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather

ANNIE ROTH

In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas.

A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It

KENNETH CHANG

Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.