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1. You can’t always judge a viper by its color

Jet-black “hell adders” are not as toxic as their reputation suggests

 BY PHIE JACOBS 20 SEP 2024 

2. Hopes of new physics dashed with measurement of hefty particle’s mass

The W boson has precisely the mass predicted by physicists’ standard model

BY ADRIAN CHO 20 SEP 2024 

3. Doomsday may be delayed at Antarctica’s most vulnerable glacier

Thwaites collaboration finds glacier has stabilized somewhat—in the short term

BY PAUL VOOSEN 19 SEP 2024 

4. Conservationists are waging a global war on island rats

Ambitious eradication plans aim to protect vulnerable seabirds and other wildlife

BY ELIZABETH PENNISI 19 SEP 2024 

5. News at a glance: Long-lasting HIV prevention, a new neutrino detector, and rescuing scientists

The latest in science and policy

BY SCIENCE NEWS STAFF 19 SEP 2024 

6. Australian officials cancel plan to cut research at major natural history museum

Effort to “reimagine” South Australia Museum had drawn extensive opposition

BY ELIZABETH FINKEL 19 SEP 2024 

7. NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's salty ocean

Cutting-edge mission to Jupiter's moon could transform search for habitable worlds 

BY ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS 19 SEP 2024 

8. Lasker awardee Svetlana Mojsov describes a yearlong journey out of obscurity

After a whirlwind of new recognition for her GLP-1 research, the chemist has thoughts on allocating credit in science

BY JENNIFER COUZIN-FRANKEL 19 SEP 2024 

9. ‘Worst nightmare’: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could blind radio telescopes

Second generation satellites emit 30 times more stray radio waves than before

BY DANIEL CLERY 18 SEP 2024 

10. Claim of ‘dark oxygen’ on sea floor faces doubts

Find would mean Earth has a completely new source of oxygen, but critics say evidence is weak

BY PAUL VOOSEN 18 SEP 2024 

11. These lizards blow bubbles underwater and use them like scuba tanks

“Rebreathing” may let diving anole lizards stay underwater longer to evade predators

BY SEAN CUMMINGS 17 SEP 2024 

12. ‘Immortal’ creatures may reveal clues to contagious cancers

By studying how tumors are transmitted in hydras, researchers hope to learn how to predict or even prevent outbreaks in all sorts of wildlife

BY CHRISTIE WILCOX 17 SEP 2024 

13. Pediatrics academy accused of “fearmongering” over GMO ingredients in kids’ diets

New guidelines asserting pesticide dangers wrongly favor organic foods over cheaper ones, critics say

BY MEREDITH WADMAN 17 SEP 2024 

14. In the dark ocean, these tiny creatures can smell their way home

Commuting crustaceans can sense water from the caves where they live

BY GENNARO TOMMA 17 SEP 2024 

15. Yes, cats are liquids—but only in one dimension

Pet felines seem much less aware of their bodies when it comes to vertical squeezes

BY DAVID GRIMM 17 SEP 2024