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These snakes steal poison from their prey—here's how they know they have enough

Snakes that gain poisons from eating toads seem to know when they're toxic by keeping track of what they last ate

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission, Iran war’s carbon emissions surge and Pfizer’s promising Lyme vaccine trial

NASA's nuclear Mars mission, the Iran war's carbon fallout, the looming climate cost of rebuilding and a hopeful new Lyme vaccine

New ‘Cicada’ COVID variant is spreading in the U.S.—here’s what to know

Infections of the BA.3.2 variant of the COVID-causing coronavirus are still at very low levels, but experts are concerned it may be resistant to immunity from vaccines or prior infection

Titanic and Avatar director James Cameron explains why bees are his latest fixation

James Cameron tells Scientific American how his latest documentary Secrets of the Bees reveals an intimate view of the inside of a beehive

NASA starts countdown clock to historic Artemis II moon mission launch

The space agency is targeting Wednesday, April 1 to launch a crew of four astronauts on a potentially record-breaking journey around the moon and back

Uncovering the World’s Newest and Deadliest Drugs

MATT RICHTEL, KASSIE BRACKEN, BEN LAFFIN, DANIEL VERGARA AND JAMES SURDAM

Overdose rates in the United States have surged with the emergence of new synthetic drugs. Matt Richtel reports from a lab in Pennsylvania where scientists are identifying new drug molecules that toxicology reports can’t detect.

How to get pesticides and "forever chemicals" off fruits and vegetables

Fresh fruits and vegetables can often come with toxic residues from pesticides, some of which contain so-called "forever chemicals." Here's how to limit your exposure

SpaceX Starlink satellite suffers mysterious ‘anomaly’ in orbit

Elon Musk's space Internet company said this satellite, which appears to have blown to pieces, did not appear to pose a risk to the ISS or the upcoming NASA moon mission

NASA’s nuclear mission to Mars isn’t as crazy as it sounds

The U.S. space agency's Skyfall project calls for sending robotic helicopters to Mars on a nuclear-powered spacecraft before the end of Donald Trump's presidency

Utah’s Great Salt Lake may be hiding a massive reservoir of fresh water

Freshwater-saturated sediment or bedrock may extend as deep as 3 or 4 kilometers below the basin, a new study suggests

How a statistical paradox can make research findings fall apart

Simpson's paradox demonstrates how counterintuitive statistics can be

How physicists proved that quantum weirdness is a feature, not a bug

Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard, winners of this year's Turing Award, spent their lives touting the advantages of the quantum world

Space weather could threaten NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their trip to the moon

A major solar storm during the Artemis II mission could harm astronauts. Here's how NASA is protecting them

Eat more plant-based protein instead of meat, top heart health body says, contradicting RFK, Jr.

These guidelines reinforce the importance of whole grains and fruit and vegetables but clash with the government's latest nutrition advice on red meat