The giant panda's distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication. The study found that most of the panda -- its face, neck, belly, rump -- is white to help it hide ...

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A global experiment tests how humanity could live across the solar system, by dropping volunteers into some of Earth’s most extreme environments. Nearly all tea comes from one plant, yet there are ...

Many teams have already adopted an AI assistant like Claude — take advantage of the opportunity to effectively and efficiently use it to work on sophisticated analytical tasks, not just get quick ...

For more than a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the atomic ...

A new report from the National Academies provides a comprehensive assessment of the current capabilities of extreme event attribution (EEA) — a scientific field that analyzes whether and to what ...

July 12, 2026 Researchers found that tau is essential for turning new experiences into lasting memories by helping organize the brain's memory-storing cells. The mouse study also revealed how abnormal ...

The Hillsborough meteorite belongs to a rare class of rocks from space, according to a new study. It holds amino acids and other organic compounds, as well as evidence of salty water Smartphones Might ...

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Pre-mRNA splicing generates seemingly useless byproducts called lariat RNAs. In a recent issue of Science, Tang et al. show that lariat RNAs, if not cleared, act as precursors of 21 and 22-nucleotide ...