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AI technology was supposed to streamline scientific peer review. Instead, it’s proving easy to fool. sciencenews.org/article/ai-too…

The name is point. Tipping point. High-tech even more experimental than seen in spy movies to study climate tipping points in Greenland ice this summer. sciencenews.org/article/robot-…

A genome analysis of Beefalo, a bison-cattle crossbreed, reveals little to no bison DNA. sciencenews.org/article/beefal…

Digital bone reconstructions are illuminating how Neandertal's growth trajectories in infancy differed from ours. sciencenews.org/article/neande…

The research team kept track of how long people continued with their original method and the contraceptive failure rate among those using their first choice. Over three years, there was about one pregnancy per 100 participants per year among users of all methods except condoms. sciencenews.org/article/birth-…

Space is supposed to be free of nuclear weapons, but there’s no way to check. A newly proposed technique could search for illicit nuclear weapons in orbit. sciencenews.org/article/satell…

Could geoengineering stop the worst of El Niño? sciencenews.org/article/geoeng…

For the first time in the most recent Monitoring the Future survey, which queries 8th-, 10th- and 12th-graders, respondents were asked about how risky fentanyl is depending on how often it is used. sciencenews.org/article/adoles…

For decades, there have been more new papers than scientists can review. AI tools have been touted to help alleviate the workload, but the tech comes with consequences. sciencenews.org/article/ai-too…

Targeted marine cloud brightening might help mitigate large El Niños’ weather extremes, new research suggests. sciencenews.org/article/geoeng…

The study offered a choice of seven reversible birth control methods: the copper intrauterine device, or IUD, hormonal IUD, contraceptive implant, contraceptive injection, pill, vaginal ring and condoms. sciencenews.org/article/birth-…

Drug poisonings and overdoses rank third among the leading causes of death for kids and teens in the United States. sciencenews.org/article/adoles…

They grow up so fast. No, seriously. Neandertal babies probably were like Homo sapiens babies, but Neandertals appear to develop more rapidly in infancy. sciencenews.org/article/neande…

The fleet of drones, subs and sensors will map ice melt to forecast climate tipping points. sciencenews.org/article/robot-…

A new study suggests that most Beefalo have no bison DNA at all. sciencenews.org/article/beefal…

Thousands of satellites in orbit could be destroyed by a nuclear weapon detonated in space. A new paper reports a method of detecting nuclear weapons in space. sciencenews.org/article/satell…

The data from the expedition, funded by the British government’s secretive new inventions agency, will feed into the latest climate models. sciencenews.org/article/robot-…

Big trees can store massive amounts of aboveground carbon, and they contribute to ecosystems by producing seeds and providing habitats for numerous tropical organisms. sciencenews.org/article/giant-…

More than 600 objects. 50 states. Countless stories. The Smithsonian’s new exhibit “From These Lands” explores America through its natural and cultural history. sciencenews.org/article/review…

Neutrons streaming from a bomb could reveal its presence from 4 kilometers away. sciencenews.org/article/satell…