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Professional astronomers may not point their telescopes by hand anymore, but COVID-19 has still closed observatories and impeded research.

Research hints that the energy-generating organelles of cells may play a surprisingly pivotal role in mediating anxiety and depression.

Awash in coronavirus data, misinformation and tremendous uncertainty, we need to put our risk analysis skills to the ultimate test.

The unintentional creation of “sturddlefish” hybrids may illuminate the genomic mechanisms that govern whether species can interbreed.

Detailed computer simulations have found that a cosmic contraction can generate features of the universe that we observe today.

Two mathematicians have proved the first leg of Paul Erdős’ all-time favorite problem about number patterns.

Readers simulated the genetics of dog breeding to solve a puzzle about mixed breed percentages and sexual reproduction.

Plants ignore the most energy-rich part of sunlight because stability matters more than efficiency, according to a new model of photosynthesis.

Symplectic geometry is a relatively new field with implications for much of modern mathematics. Here’s what it’s all about.