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FIFA is building temporary natural-grass fields meant to play consistently across 16 stadiums in three countries

Dogs spontaneously aid struggling humans the way young children do—whereas cats wait until they stand to benefit

Angine de Poitrine don't abide by the usual rules of Western music, using their own custom-built guitar to strike notes that shouldn't exist

As millions of soccer fans pack FIFA World Cup venues, public health scientists created a wastewater monitoring network to forecast potential disease threats—from measles to Ebola

How scientists are engineering the perfect World Cup pitch—one so flawless that players never notice it

Dermatologists and skincare aficionados are excited for the U.S. to finally get a new, more protective sunscreen filter after more than 20 years of regulatory roadblocks. Here’s how bemotrizinol works

An idea from topology explains why you can never get rid of your cowlicks—and, oddly enough, it’s critical in nuclear fusion

A mere 12 percent of Americans say they trust the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations “a great deal”

NASA’s Artemis III crew includes three NASA astronauts and one European Space Agency astronaut

To run errands across apps, Apple’s upgraded assistant needs deep access to personal data that the company has walled off for years

Weight lifting and other forms of resistance training can increase bone density, lower diabetes risk and boost mental health

Hints of high-pressure chemistry within a rare meteorite suggest this fallen space rock comes from a planet gone wrong in the solar system’s early history

The best blood test for herpes is only available at a single lab. What would it take for that to change?

These eye-catching insects offer a prime opportunity for scientists to dig deep into invasion ecology and evolutionary biology

When asteroids slam into Earth, they can create hydrothermal vent systems

This earthquake may be among the biggest in the Gulf of Mexico’s history

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Philippines happened at a subduction zone. Such places are capable of producing the largest earthquakes possible

On Sunday Axiom Space and Prada unveiled the cooling inner garment that NASA’s Artemis astronauts will wear under their space suits on the moon

Smog from wildfires is getting worse across much of the U.S., according to a NASA-funded study

A new wave of research links GLP-1 drugs to reduced cancer spread and better survival, and the mechanism may go beyond just weight loss