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An Alaskan Volcano Erupts, Largely Out of View

Pan Pan, Father to a Generation of Pandas, Dies in China

A Universe of Bubbles in Every Champagne Bottle

Cheetahs in Danger of Extinction, Researchers Say

Fish Seek Cooler Waters, Leaving Some Fishermen’s Nets Empty

Searching for the Human Factor in Deadly Avalanches

The Biggest Digital Map of the Cosmos Ever Made

Edwin Goldwasser, Physicist Who Co-Founded Fermilab, Dies at 97

How a Fish That Hatches in Coral Reefs Finds Its Way Home

Vera Rubin, 88, Dies; Opened Doors in Astronomy, and for Women

My Year After Gastric Bypass

Opioids Contribute to a Rising Death Toll: 28,647 in 2014

Don’t Count on Vitamins for Better Sleep

When Water Balloons Hit a Bed of Nails and Don’t Pop

Cold Tolerance Among Inuit May Come From Extinct Human Relatives

Sidney Drell, Who Advised Presidents on Nuclear Weapons, Dies at 90

Newly Discovered Prehistoric Bird Lived Near a Balmy North Pole

Newly Discovered Prehistoric Bird Lived Near a Balmy North Pole

Spiking Temperatures in the Arctic Startle Scientists

You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much.

Goggles for Obi

It’s a Bird Wearing Goggles, and Flying Through Lasers

The Brilliance of a Stradivari Violin Might Rest Within Its Wood

A Master Work, the Ghent Altarpiece, Reawakens Stroke by Stroke

Penetrating Storm Walls With 8 Powerful New Eyes

3-D Printing the Young Universe as a Lumpy Softball

Climate Change News That Stuck With Us in 2016

Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village

Visualizing the Invisible Drivers of Climate Change

The Gooey Details Behind a Glow Worm’s Starry Night Illusions

Science News That Stuck With Us in 2016

As Trump Signals Climate Action Pullback, Local Leaders Push Forward

California to Regulate Energy Use of Desktop Computers and Monitors

Halfdan Mahler, Who Shifted W.H.O.’s Focus to Primary Care, Dies at 93

Scientists Say They Can Reset Clock of Aging, for Mice at Least

Feeling a Chill? Blame the Polar Vortex. And Global Warming.

Swimming With the Mysterious Sardine Disco Balls of the Philippines

One Small Step for NASA, One Giant Leap for GIFs

America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Spins to Life

Hordes of Geese Die on a Toxic Lake in Montana

The Perfect Gift? It’s the One They Asked For

How a New NASA Could Go to the Moon. And Mars.

Investment Funds Worth Trillions Are Dropping Fossil Fuel Stocks

Sinister Shellfish

Rapid Evolution Saved This Fish From Pollution, Study Says

Monkeys Could Talk, but They Don’t Have the Brains for It

Rapid Evolution Saved This Fish From Pollution, Study Says

Mapping Three Decades of Global Water Change

Only a Rumbling Volcano Could Make North Korea and the West Play Nice

The Freaky Food Chain Behind Your Lobster Dinner