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Special pockets in these molecular structures make them useful in medicine, climate science and more.

The footage shows other sperm whales huddled around the mother, helping lift the newborn calf to the surface until it’s ready to swim.

An AI-made picture of an animal or flower might seem harmless, but fake images of people or events can spread misinformation.

Flavonoids from passionflower plants may one day give chewing gums the ability to take the edge off frazzled nerves or anxiety, report two Regeneron ISEF finalists.

Tiny black holes in the early universe could explain why matter is common and antimatter is not.

After more than a century, scientists are just beginning to understand black holes — the most bizarre and powerful things in the universe.

With real-time feedback, people can learn to turn on a part of the brain that helps rev up the immune system, new data show.

Players often upload pictures of landmarks. AI can use these to build a virtual 3-D model of a city, which robots might use like a map to navigate the real thing.

Sometimes good chatbots and AI agents go rogue. A Regeneron ISEF finalist’s new app helps guard against bots developing dangerous personalities.

The top three winners each won at least $80,000. Other teen finalists shared in more than $7 million in prizes at this international science fair.

Tree snakes can raise their body into the air without falling over. They keep their balance by bending their bodies close to their base.

Patience is a virtue of these crafty, resilient little reproductive cells. Some bacterial spores have grown after lying dormant for a millennium.

The meal plans that AI made for fictional teens cut an entire meal’s worth of calories per day.

Focusing on muscle recovery during games could help keep pitch speeds high and injury risk low, one ISEF finalist finds.

From a new hairstyle or burst of mint to how you decorate your windows, these research-backed tips and tricks can help you beat the heat to stay cool all summer long.

High-tech turfgrass carpets will be unrolled in 16 stadiums across North America — including five that must survive despite getting no natural sunlight.

The tiny, storm-driven electric zaps dance and jump around pine needles and other leaves. Videos have just captured that subtle flickering in forests.

Robots that seem almost — but not quite — human can strike us as eerie. Improved lip motions might help overcome this “Uncanny Valley” effect.

All living things glow with this mysterious light. But scientists need ultra-sensitive tools to detect it.

Along with Antarctic fur seals, these iconic birds, the largest of all penguins, are now endangered by their continent’s warming.