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These data come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mauna Loa Observatory, which may soon be shut down because of proposed government budget cuts

Researchers found that fetuses were more likely to yawn when their mother did, suggesting humans may experience yawn contagion throughout their life

A growing minority believes it’s a mistake to tie so many mathematical formulas to the famed 3.14... value. Another value, tau, could be better

NASA announced that this uncrewed lander, named Endurance, completed vacuum testing on Earth—a key step toward a planned launch later this year

Scientists gave people a “heroic” dose of psilocybin and then looked at their brain. Here’s what happened

The Internet loves fitness-motivation content. Olympian and researcher Valerie Gruest explains why it can be so harmful

Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that set the stage for approved gene therapies. The treatments are not accessible to everyone, though

Scientists are trying to decode why humpback whales can be observed hanging around with their mouth open, with no apparent explanation

Want to go to the moon? Travel vicariously through the more than 12,000 photos NASA just posted from the Artemis II mission

Greenland sharks have hearts that can function normally for more than a century