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Virtual fruit fly brains can play Doom and trade bitcoin

Researchers created a new map of the fruit fly brain. Then the Internet found it

Oil prices are so high that CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are dropping

The war in Iran has put 2026 on track for a dip in annual fossil-fuel carbon emissions

The U.S. may be on the cusp of losing its measles elimination status

Years after being officially eliminated, measles is rampant in the U.S. Could it be back for good?

Was Isaac Newton's contribution to calculus stolen?

Newton accused Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, another mathematical giant of the time, of stealing the concept of infinitesimals. Here's the real story

Mountain heights across the country are about to change. Gravity is to blame

A national system that defines where things are across the country will get a complete overhaul

What an exceptionally powerful El Niño could mean for hurricanes, drought and flooding

One of the strongest El Niños ever recorded is pushing the climate into uncharted territory

El Niño will push temperatures above 1.5 degrees C. Will we ever come back down?

The astonishing strength of this El Niño could mean we surpass an important climate threshold—possibly for good

OpenAI’s ‘shepherds’ affirm blockbuster physics result

The company's appointed team of experts has verified and released the groundbreaking AI-generated proof, which validates bedrock assumptions of the Standard Model of particle physics

Newfound invisible object in space could be a rare supermassive neutron star

Astronomers saw something strange in a distant star system—or rather what's strange is what they didn't see. Solving the mystery could reveal new astrophysics

Metal-rich deep-sea ‘nodules’ also harbor diverse ocean life

The finding, researchers say, should factor into plans to mine the seafloor for the metal-rich nodules