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A new study tests rule-breaking behavior, but absent consequences. That’s not how the real world works, researcher say. sciencenews.org/article/rule…

If you think cartwheeling requires arms and legs, think again. sciencenews.org/article/tiny…

Was van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” a flight of fancy or a real sky? sciencenews.org/article/van-…

A quantum computer built by the company Quantinuum has error rates so low that it could perform a million operations with only about five errors. sciencenews.org/article/quan…

Gabriela Farfan, the curator of gems and minerals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, hopes museum visitors will remember that the sparkly gemstones are just as natural as the plants and bones in other exhibits. sciencenews.org/article/mine…

If given the green light by the FDA, a new treatment would be the first CAR T cell therapy approved for an autoimmune condition — and the first approved treatment for stiff person syndrome. sciencenews.org/article/car-…

A possible reason for the overdose deaths drop is more use of naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses. But while still a key tool, its use fell too. sciencenews.org/article/opio…

This year’s photomicrography contest captured the wonders of the very small, from flying ink droplets to the most adorable jumping spider you've ever seen. sciencenews.org/article/niko…

Japan is launching a new mission to uncover the enigmatic origins of Mars’ two small moons, and Mars scientists are thrilled. sciencenews.org/article/japa…

A researcher relied on Anthropic’s Claude AI to plan studies, analyze data and choose experiments involving highly pathogenic avian influenza, the company reported September 10 in a threat intelligence report. sciencenews.org/article/ai-s…

AI voice clones don’t just reproduce words. They can capture pitch, cadence, breathing patterns and the little imperfections that make a voice sound like you. For people losing their voices to ALS, that’s turning out to matter enormously. Hear why on The Deep End. sciencenews.org/article/ai-v…

What does a gem curator see beyond the sparkle? Join Gabriela Farfan behind the scenes at the Smithsonian to explore the science and stories inside its extraordinary mineral collection in our latest video. sciencenews.org/article/mine…

Slithering is out, cartwheeling is in for these snakes. sciencenews.org/article/tiny…

Drug overdose deaths unexpectedly took a nosedive in the United States a few years ago. sciencenews.org/article/opio…

Your printer hides a high-speed spectacle. A winning microscope photo freezes ink droplets in flight, revealing how letters take shape on a page. Take a closer look at this year’s Nikon Small World winners. sciencenews.org/article/niko…

Error correction creates qubits that glitch only 5 out of a million times, the first step toward a new phase for quantum computing. sciencenews.org/article/quan…

A simple experiment shows how a few bad actors can trigger social breakdown. sciencenews.org/article/rule…

The technology could get those with ALS, Parkinson’s disease and brain injuries “talking” again. sciencenews.org/article/brai…

How quickly can you complete our latest puzzle? Let us know below! sciencenews.org/article/cros…

We’ve studied the moon with robotic spacecraft for decades. What do human observers add? Artemis II’s first science results offer some answers. sciencenews.org/article/arte…