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Experiment Shows Possibility of Martian Microbes Hitching a Ride to Earth

ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

A clever math shortcut could reveal your problem-solving superpower

Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor

A measles surge, AI in warfare and accelerated global warming

Why measles cases are rising in the U.S., how artificial intelligence is shaping warfare, and what accelerated global warming means for the world

A $1.3-billion river dredging in North Carolina by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could unleash ‘forever chemicals’

A proposed $1.3-billion U.S. Army Corps of Engineers port expansion in North Carolina threatens to unearth decades of "forever chemicals." The government's initial plan: don't test the mud

Stunning video shows huge fireball blazing over Europe

A large, bright meteor fell over Europe on Sunday, with some observers saying they could hear the rock's explosive descent from the ground

Taking a multivitamin could slow some signs of aging, new study suggests

A new study shows that taking a daily multivitamin could boost longevity, but the results aren't conclusive

RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting

The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an independent group of autism scientists would meet the same day

Long-lost page of Archimedes’ writings rediscovered in France

The discovery adds to the Archimedes Palimpsest, an important medieval manuscript containing texts from the Greek mathematician Archimedes

Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities

Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves the public