From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

Immediate call for global action to shift world towards a “nature positive” approach is published in Frontiers in Science.

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All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward In 2025, researchers watched an interstellar comet, learned about human ...

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