Science Magazine

Hungry teen dinosaurs crowded out their competitors

Snippet: Martian rover sends back breathtaking video from the Red Planet

How fairy circles form in Shanghai's salt marshes

Watch—and hear—the impact human noises have on marine life

How do the leading COVID-19 vaccines work?

Naked mole-rat colonies have their own dialects—selected by their monarch

The wondrous life—and death—of Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory

Swarms of robotic fish can synchronize their swimming, for the first time

Snippet: Voracious antlions engineer deadly sand traps

Low-cost interventions help combat the ‘psychological poverty trap'

2020 Breakthrough of the Year

Snippet: Swarm of drones flies through heavy forest—while staying in formation

These ‘beetlebots’ keep flying, even after crashing into poles

Roots from different plants compete for prime real estate underground

Snippet: Giant hornets on the attack? Try a little water buffalo poop

These simple steps can help prevent heat-related fatalities

Magnetic spray transforms inanimate objects into mini-robots

Fires can kindle biodiversity, sparking new approaches to conservation

This scientist buoys a small firm’s quest to make a top-notch COVID-19 vaccine

Speedy drones count Antarctic penguin colonies in record time

DNA tracks mysterious Denisovans to Chinese cave, just before modern humans showed up

Spooky ogre-faced spider's attack shows its ability to 'hear'

Snippet: For aging male chimps, friendships are a calming force

Why bird brains are more brilliant than anyone suspected