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There’s an 82 percent chance El Niño will ‘emerge soon,’ NWS says

The El Niño climate event is due to return this year, with U.S. forecasters predicting an 82 percent chance of it coming in May through July and a 96 percent chance for it doing so in December through February 2027

‘Golden rule’ in abstract art just discovered by mathematicians

A mathematical ratio could explain why AI-generated art doesn't evoke awe from viewers

U.S. Supreme Court allows mifepristone by mail—for now

The nation's top court extended a stay on a lower court order banning telemedicine access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions—but the order sets up a longer legal fight

To celebrate Endangered Species Day, meet the scaly-foot snail, the most metal animal in the world

This snail became the first animal living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents to be added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species—it also turns poisonous sulfur into armor

Why Black women are at greater risk for fibroids and endometrial cancer

A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women

Microbe ‘cities’ may solve a key ocean mystery

Some of Earth's tiniest life-forms inhabit slowly sinking particles of fish poop and debris, playing a crucial role in ocean carbon storage

Are astronomers ignoring some of the cosmos?

There are parts of the universe, and of the electromagnetic spectrum, that we're not covering with our telescopes—but not as many as you might think!

Asking AI to explain your medical results? What doctors want you to know

As more people turn to chatbots for medical guidance, the technology is revealing both its promise and its risks

Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada

ADEEL HASSAN

The attack, at a remote uranium mining site in northern Saskatchewan, was only the fourth fatal black bear encounter in the province’s recorded history, officials said.

This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy

Varda's plan to develop medicines in microgravity has its advantages, but it requires a big up-front cost

Can plants have consciousness? The film Silent Friend reimagines the science

The filmmaker behind the newly released movie Silent Friend shares the scientific and historical inspiration for its story of botanical consciousness

How to arm yourself against hantavirus misinformation

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame

A real Mr. Snuffleupagus? Meet the ocean’s strangest new fish species

A strange, tiny fish that resembles the famous Sesame Street character camouflages amid red algae thanks to its flamboyant reddish "hairs"

Hantavirus can persist in semen for years, but that doesn’t mean it remains contagious

Researchers know very little about how long the Andes version of the hantavirus can remain in human hosts

A Taxidermist Gives Dead Animals a New Life

JORDAN KISNER AND SASHA ARUTYUNOVA

The creation, care and keeping of creatures is a responsibility the last full-time museum taxidermist in the U.S. takes both seriously and joyfully.