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A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.

A competition between the gravity of the inner core and other forces in the mantle is altering the Earth’s rotation.

Mathematics has been one of humanity’s most creative endeavors, akin to painting and poetry. Now, mathematicians are trying to save it from the brute force of AI.

No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.

The $3.8 billion riverfront project moves closer to reality as officials eye construction starting in the spring.

Water levels 1 to 3 feet above normal are causing flooding along the tidal Potomac, Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast.

Paolo Benanti tells WIRED that hysteria over whether godlike AI could destroy humanity is distracting from the need for public debate about how to govern the technology.

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In the eastern city of Xalapa, what started as a joke among friends over two decades ago has become a vibrant annual tradition that highlights creativity and absurdity with melons.

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The winners of this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion competition showcase the wiggly, feathery, undulating beauty of invisible life.

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While the publishing industry frets over how authors are using AI, many readers are taking things into their own hands.

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