This Week in Science

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Trees Seen Emitting a Ghostly Light During a Thunderstorm For The First Time

This Week in Science: Cosmic Fireball, Glowing Forests, And Much More! This Week in Science14 March 2026

Superagers' 'Secret Ingredient' May Be The Growth of New Brain Cells

This Week in Science: A Bonus Benefit of Ozempic, Secrets of 'Superagers', And More! This Week in Science07 March 2026

Oldest Fossilized Butthole Found in 290-Million-Year-Old Reptile

This Week in Science: The Breaking Bad Effect, The Oldest Butthole, And More! This Week in Science28 February 2026

New Light Therapy Can Suppress a Key Marker of Hair Loss by 92%

This Week in Science: Children of Chernobyl, Hair Loss Light Therapy, And More! This Week in Science21 February 2026

Digital illustration of a neuron

This Week in Science: Mars Molecules, a Cholesterol-Cutting Compound, And More! This Week in Science14 February 2026

Most Preventable Cancers Are Linked to Just Two Lifestyle Habits

This Week in Science: Cancer-Causing Habits, Poop Transplants, And More! This Week in Science07 February 2026

a 3d digital graphic depicting a phage standing on the vast and hairy-looking surface of a bacteria

This Week in Science: Meat-Eater Longevity, Space Viruses, And More! This Week in Science31 January 2026

Mysterious Giants Could Be a Whole New Kind of Life That No Longer Exists

This Week in Science: A Cannabis Standard Measure, Bizarre Lifeforms, And More! This Week in Science24 January 2026

'Mammoth' Bones Kept in a Museum For 70 Years Turn Out to Be An Entirely Different Animal

This Week in Science: a Mammoth Mistake, Redhead Superpowers, And More! This Week in Science17 January 2026

Unique 'Golden Shark' Caught Off Central America Diagnosed With Rare Condition

This Week in Science: Anti-Cancer Fungal Compound, a Golden Shark, And More! This Week in Science10 January 2026

a section of the bayeux tapestry depicting six men around a crescent table eating and drinking. a man below serves wine.

This Week in Science: Reversing Alzheimer's, Solving a Tapestry Mystery, And More! This Week in Science03 January 2026

Eating garlic

This Week in Science: Garlic Mouthwash, a Storm Slows Time, And More! This Week in Science27 December 2025

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