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Brains, Hearts and Heroin Addiction: Medicine in VR

U.F.O.s: Is This All There Is?

In Winter, You Might Wish You Had This Rodent Superpower

How Largemouth Bass Suck In Their Prey

How It Works: The Large Mouth of the Largemouth Bass

Scientists Are Designing Artisanal Proteins for Your Body

Starry, Starry Dust

Researchers Warn of a Spreading Fungus Deadly to Snakes

Give Thanks for the Winter Solstice. You Might Not Be Here Without It.

NASA Is Picking Finalists for a Space Mission. Here Are Its Options.

What Eats What: a Landlubber’s Guide to Deep Sea Dining

The Amargosa River Defies the Desert

An Ancient Step Toward Modern Birds

The Sands of Time

An 8th Planet Is Found Orbiting a Distant Star, With A.I.’s Help

Trump’s E.P.A. Chemical Safety Nominee Withdraws

The Great Red Spot Descends Deep Into Jupiter

A Tinier Moon May Orbit the Tiny Distant Object That NASA Will Soon Visit

How Layers in a Latte Form

Ancient Penguins Were Giant Waddling Predators

99-Million-Year-Old Amber Suggests Ticks Sucked Dinosaur Blood

A Glimpse of Oumuamua

In Captivity, Orangutans Unlock Greater Curiosity and Intelligence

Curious Orangutans, Raised by Humans, Do Better on Cognitive Tests

Trump Announces That the Moon Is Astronauts’ Next Destination

New Pacific Island Could Resemble Ancient Martian Volcanoes

New Images of Iapetus

With Climate Change, Tree Die-Offs May Spread in the West

Precious Gems Bear Messages From Earth’s Molten Heart

Neanderthals: The Original Globetrotters

Why We ‘Hear’ Some Silent GIFs

Actually, You Do Want to Know How This Sausage Gets Made

Tracking Dolphins With Algorithms You Might Find on Facebook

What We Learned in 2017

Scientists ‘Inject’ Information Into Monkeys’ Brains

You Should Think of Hummingbirds as Bees With Feathers

This Duck-Like Dinosaur Could Swim. That Isn’t the Strangest Thing About it.

What Happens When You Microwave a Boiled Egg

Sometimes Seeing More Endangered Tigers Isn’t a Good Sign

To See the Best Christmas Trees, You’ll Need Scuba Gear

Hunt Elephants to Save Them? Some Countries See No Other Choice

How Dwarf Mongooses Respond to New Immigrants

The Mystery of a Scorpion’s Glow

Stress Hormones Soar in Whales Trapped by Fishing Lines

Supermoons and Other Moons That Are Super in Their Own Ways

Hundreds of Fossilized Pterosaur Eggs Uncovered in China

The Scallop Sees With Space-Age Eyes — Hundreds of Them

How a Giant Tortoise Gets Off Its Back

Shy Elk and Bold Birds Become Partners in the Wilderness

Storm Waves With the Power to Heave Massive Boulders Over Cliffs