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Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits
More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived.
What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.
Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.
Patagonia Sues Trump Over Reduction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah
The outdoor apparel maker joined environmental and Native American groups in challenging President Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears National Monument.
Pollution on Glaciers Could Be Fueling Himalayan Disasters
Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico
For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.
U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5 Degree Climate Target
It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path.
A Nearly 200-Year-Old Museum Known for Its T. Rex Faces Extinction
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, which is affiliated with Drexel University, cited attendance struggles and higher costs in its decision to close.
A Data Center Backlash
Today we visit Pennsylvania, where there’s a high-stakes clash over A.I. jobs and the environment.
Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange
A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say.
New York Climate ‘Superfund’ Law Falls in Court
The court said the measure, which required energy companies to pay $75 billion to the state, conflicted with federal law.
Ada Yonath, Chemist and First Israeli Woman to Receive a Nobel, Dies at 87
Her mapping of the ribosome, which led to new designs for antibiotics, faced years of derision, as many scientists saw it as a dead-end effort.
Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.
Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.
Gene-Editing Technology Offers New Ways to Create the Dogs of Our Dreams
Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams — and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.
Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Find
Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.
Watch SpaceX Launch NASA’s Roman Telescope to Chart the Stars
Astronomers will use data collected by Roman’s wide, deep gaze to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds.
How a Canceled Spy Satellite Became NASA’s New Window Into the Universe
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch on Sunday, will study dark energy and discover a multitude of planets.
Mount Everest Base Camp Is Melting. Human Urine Is a Contributor.
More than 6,000 liters are produced daily by thousands of climbers and guides, according to a study.
A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.
A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.
Narwhals Have Stunning Spiraled Tusks. That’s Not the Only Twist.
X-rays revealed that the tusks have an internal opposing twist, which may help explain how they grow so straight — the only tusks like them in nature.
An Experimental Single-Time Treatment Slashed Cholesterol for a Year
A small gene-editing study significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels, and the results have stuck a year later.