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Connections at school could limit bullying’s harm to mental health

Stronger connections at school can help limit some of the harm from bullying, new research suggests. That good news could help millions of bullied kids worldwide. Roughly one in three…

Let’s learn about venom

Venom packs a vicious and often deadly punch. A potent, venom-laced bite can unleash a rapid storm of gory symptoms. They include paralysis, rotten flesh and even organ failure. Snakes…

Fossil teeth reveal some dinos were fussy eaters

Some dinosaurs were picky eaters. Certain plant-munching dinosaurs preferred specific parts of plants, new data show.   Researchers have long thought that what these herbivorous dinos ate was based on…

Scientists Say: Infrasound

Infrasound (noun, “IN-fruh-sownd”) Infrasound refers to sound pitched too low for a human to hear. “Infra” means below. So think of infrasound as sound so deep it’s below human detection.…

Short exercise workouts can boost classroom performance

Our bodies weren’t made to sit for hours in a classroom — or anywhere else. That may be why it’s so hard for many kids to stay focused on their…

Floss delivers flu vaccine to mice needle-free

Here’s a no-jab way to get vaccinated. Just open your mouth and floss. This approach works well in mice, scientists report. They hope a version for people could work, too.…

Structures that work like Hermione’s magic handbag land a chemistry Nobel

Designing a new class of versatile metal-and-carbon molecules has earned three scientists the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Think of metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, as honeycombs or cages. Inside are…

The Vera Rubin Observatory is set to revolutionize astronomy

At 3 a.m. on a crisp May night in Chile, all seemed well with the world’s largest digital camera. Until it didn’t. Inside the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Sandrine…

Comb-like wings help the tiniest insects swim through ‘syrupy’ air

The wings of many flying insects — bees, butterflies and dragonflies, for instance — seem to follow the same blueprint: A solid surface or membrane pushes against the air to…

Discoveries behind quantum computers win the Nobel Prize in physics

For bringing quantum effects to a scale once thought impossible, three physicists will take home the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics. In the 1980s, John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John…