Are we more closely related to cats or dogs?
They sleep on our beds, steal our food, and generally rule the house. Between them, cats and dogs make up two-thirds of pet ownership worldwide....
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Pregnancy quiz: Can you deliver on the science of growing babies?
As placental mammals, humans give birth to live young. Pregnancy begins on the first day of the last menstrual period, roughly two weeks before conception....
Science news this week: The latest on the cruise ship hantavirus infections, a shortcut to Mars, and a fast-charging quantum battery
This week’s science news was dominated by coverage of a cluster of hantavirus infections aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius. The cases first received...
‘Feuding tech bros’ go head to head in legal showdown. But what does it mean for the future of AI?
There was a time when Elon Musk and Sam Altman were friends. But the two tech billionaires are now embroiled in a bitter legal battle...
If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking?
Over the past two decades, some studies have suggested that human brains are shrinking. But there is also evidence that IQ scores have risen over...
US government declassifies nearly 200 UAP files, including strange sightings from Apollo astronauts
UFOs have come to Washington again — this time, in a newly released tranche of more than 150 previously classified documents that cover nearly 80...
Some gene therapies no longer require clinical trials, thanks to new FDA rule. Is this safe, and who will it help?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing a new strategy to provide experimental gene therapies to patients with rare disorders without going through clinical...
Flowering plants transformed into ‘hopeful monsters’ in 9 dire bursts across evolutionary time, study finds
When the dinosaur-killing meteor hit Earth 66 million years ago, many flowering plants transformed into “hopeful monsters” to endure the resulting environmental crisis. Now, new...
Hantavirus cruise LIVE: Cruise passengers monitored in several US states as CDC sets lowest emergency response
Refresh 2026-05-08T12:37:39.327Z “We shouldn’t be alarmist, we should be realistic,” hantavirus expert says This is what Gustavo Palacios, a hantavirus expert and professor of microbiology...
Live quantum network test in New York overcomes 2 key hurdles in creating an ‘unhackable’ internet
Researchers have created a network that they say demonstrates the real-world feasibility of a quantum internet that’s physically impossible to hack, at least without detection....