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Differences in how the pyramid and surrounding soil vibrate, along with design choices, have protected the structure from earthquakes.

Identifying children with early signs of type 1 diabetes makes a difference to their health. A new study suggests wider screening is effective.

From special pens to earwax evaluations, a plethora of emerging diagnostics could one day be a major boon for people with the debilitating disease.

Solve the math puzzle from our June 2026 issue, where an ant navigates the surface of various objects to find the shortest path to her dinner.

Experimental houses with screens, rainwater systems and ventilation reduced malaria, diarrhea and infections among children in Tanzania.

A noninvasive treatment called high-intensity focused ultrasound helped relieve the shaking, stiffness and pain that accompany Parkinson’s disease.

As Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak grows, public health responders are turning to old-school tactics to fight it as scientists search for new tools.

Metals like copper oxidize — reacting with oxygen in the air — but gold doesn’t, thanks to a quick switch in atom arrangement on its surface.

Editor in chief Nancy Shute introduces a new social sciences column that explores what it means to be human.

Hours of diving videos and hundreds of survey responses reveal the common diver mistakes that can cause irreversible reef damage.

Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details might inform future treatments.

Scientists spotted patterns hours before a major solar flare, a discovery that could help forecast dangerous eruptions.

Scientists rethink their ideas after experiments. AI agents struggle to learn from evidence and recognize when an idea is obviously incorrect.

A global model suggests that climate change could make hailstones larger and more damaging in many regions, especially at mid-to-high latitudes.

The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

The new test may catch active tuberculosis in those with low access to health care or who have trouble making the phlegm needed for traditional tests.

Lab experiments suggest mosquitoes can smell DEET and learn to associate it with food, but it’s unclear whether that happens in the wild.

How animals navigate by Earth's magnetic field is hotly debated. New research in pigeons points to iron-laden liver immune cells as the compass.

The debate could reopen in 2030 when NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft gets the closest view of the icy moon’s surface.

A mathematician found the most efficient way to fold paper into a doughnutlike shape.