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The first Atlantic tropical storm of 2026 is here—and it used to be a Pacific cyclone

Tropical Storm Arthur is the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and will bring heavy rains and potential flash flooding to the Southeast

How one new telescope is going to change astronomy forever

Construction of the Deep Synoptic Array is about to start in rural Nevada.

Ancient worshipers gathered at a ‘prototype’ Stonehenge to celebrate the solstices, new analysis reveals

These ruins, located just five kilometers from Stonehenge, likely laid the groundwork for religious rites celebrating the longest and shortest days of the year

How to watch August’s total solar eclipse live with Scientific American

Even if you aren’t going to be within the path of totality, you can still watch the solar eclipse as it happens with Scientific American

1 in 3 psychologists say their patients use AI as a second therapist

People are increasingly turning to AI for mental health support—but its design is “antithetical” to mental health care, experts say

Japan’s 2011 earthquake was so powerful that it shifted the entire country’s location

This “extraordinary” event was likely caused by seismic waves bouncing off Earth’s core, researchers found

In world first, a man living with HIV received a lung transplant from an HIV-positive donor

This operation opens the door to treating more people living with HIV who have end-stage organ disease

The surprising science history behind New York City’s ticker-tape parades

On Thursday Knicks fans are flocking to Manhattan for a ticker-tape parade. But where did ticker tape even come from?

Trump administration reverses course on plan to dismantle ocean monitoring network

The effort to pull some 900 ocean-monitoring buoys and sensors from the water drew backlash from scientists and lawmakers

Why some irrational numbers are more irrational than others

The quest to approximate irrational numbers with fractions reveals hidden patterns, surprising hierarchies and enduring mathematical mysteries

Ancient human ancestors may have first used fire 1.79 million years ago

A new method that detects whether bones have been burned reveals Homo erectus brought fires into caves far earlier than previous evidence had suggested

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space selected for upcoming NASA Mars orbiter mission

This partnership marks the latest foray into space exploration for Relativity Space, which aims to build cheap, reusable rockets

Scientists are uncovering how common viruses may quietly increase cancer risk

Everyday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time

NASA’s Lucy mission reveals an asteroid’s hidden history

Next summer, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will start sidling up to several asteroids near Jupiter.

Scientists discover remnants of Jellyfish Nebula’s ‘sibling’ supernova

Astronomers may have found the remains of two long-dead stellar siblings

Salty clouds discovered on pink puffball planet

A cold, cherry-blossom-hued exoplanet supports bizarre clouds chock-full of salts
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