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Ebola update, AI math scoop and permanent daylight saving time

Ebola outbreak crosses grim milestone, artificial intelligence solves major math problems, and scientists caution against making daylight saving time permanent

Do Animals Grieve?

EMILY ANTHES

The feeling of existential loss was long thought to be uniquely human. But studies of coyotes, cockatoos and other creatures are prompting some scientists to reconsider.

These Patients Struggle With Runaway Bones. Finally There’s Hope.

STELLA RAINE CHU

F.O.P., a rare genetic condition, causes uncontrolled explosions of bone. New drugs may slow or halt the process.

How to tell if a voice recording is AI-generated

I can clone my voice in seconds—but there are tricks to help tell real speech from AI

This bull and donkey show interspecies homosexual bonds can run deep

The unlikely pairing suggests that social relationships between males are more complex than we thought

Investigators Looking for Cause of Florida Crash Say Ice Was ‘Certainly a Factor’

ALEXANDER NAZARYAN

Ice, experts said, can change the shape of a plane’s wing, disrupting its aerodynamics.

The 2026 midterms are today—here’s what scientists say is at stake

The second Trump administration has dismantled, disrupted or weakened many of the country's scientific bodies

Self-flying cargo planes are coming. Can they be safe with no one aboard?

A start-up valued at more than $1 billion wants to fly cargo planes with no one in the cockpit. First it needs to prove to regulators that they're safe without a human aboard

Do cats fart? An investigation into the mysteries of feline flatulence

Dogs are constantly passing gas. So why don't cats seem to?

Neanderthals Used Wood for Tools, Housing — and Murder?

FRANZ LIDZ

In one case, 75,000-year-old bones reveal what may be the earliest identifiable victim of death by wooden spear.

Why Southwestern Floods Won’t Solve A Water Crisis

SCOTT DANCE

A series of storms has added to reservoirs in the Colorado River basin, but the long-term water outlook remains bleak.