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Are Blue Zones real? One researcher finds the data deeply flawed

The data behind Blue Zones might not be that strong

Amateur astronomer harnesses AI to find a possible hidden exoplanet

Evidence for the possible super-Earth has been lurking for years in NASA data. Pavel Rabtsevich found it—with a little help from AI

A New World of Lung Cancer Therapy Awaits Pope Leo

GINA KOLATA AND CAROLYN Y. JOHNSON

Lung cancer is still a leading cause of cancer death, but that rate is half what it was in the 1990s, partly because newly developed treatments are working.

Amit Forlit, the Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal

KAREN ZRAICK AND GABBY SOBELMAN

He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record

KENNETH CHANG

Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.

How a year of extreme weather and a ‘Super El Niño’ will affect fall foliage

Leaf-peeping season is ramping up—here's what to expect

Climate scientists issue a sobering diagnosis about Earth's 'vital signs'

"The climate emergency is already here"

An ancient Chinese math puzzle shows how to win at cards, horse races and gerrymandering

A stratagem that dates back two millennia leads to a math puzzle that took 30 years to solve

Stunning video reveals the year-round dance of the sun’s corona

NASA's PUNCH mission is showing a rarely seen aspect of our nearest star—the churning chaos of the solar corona

How Top Trump Officials Stoked Fears of a Nuke That Could Fry the Power Grid

WILLIAM J. BROAD

For more than a decade, conservative activists held that a single atomic bomb could, without killing Americans directly, lay waste to the country — a claim that built fervor for war with Iran.

NIH appears to shut down public comments on science peer-review rule change ahead of schedule

The proposed change to how the National Institutes of Health handles grant applications has been criticized by scientists as reducing transparency

Microplastics are linked to inflammation—scientists might have finally worked out why

Microplastics interact with water to create highly reactive molecules, a new study finds

New ‘First Proof’ exam reveals how AI-powered math is a pay-to-play sport

The benchmark confirms that some AIs are becoming exceptional tools for research-level math. But open-source models still struggle

They Created a Cell That’s Almost Alive. What to Do With It Now?

CARL ZIMMER

SpudCells may one day produce new medicines and materials. But first scientists have to improve them — and make sure they aren’t misused.

Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds

RAYMOND ZHONG

After sick corals were placed in direct contact with healthy ones of the same genetic make-up, they recovered at “incredible” speed, scientists found.