Fossil and living birds reveal the dazzling biology of feathers trib.al/jueaYcd

“A mass bleaching event is, by definition, a mass mortality event,” a leading coral reef expert says trib.al/ilm5dU7

At least 2.1 million cases of dengue fever have been reported in North and South America, and this year 1,800 people have died from the mosquito-borne disease trib.al/AzOpl24

Mixotrophs, which have characteristics of both animals and plants, could help blunt the effects of marine heat waves on ocean ecosystems trib.al/Uhp7kBZ

How long can humanity’s artifacts endure on the lunar surface? A new installation from artist Jeff Koons is inadvertently putting this question to the test trib.al/YBLxXxX

Two medical devices that mechanically pump blood to the heart have caused hundreds of injuries and more than a dozen deaths trib.al/tSCDfwm

However much outdoor space you have, here’s how to use it for conservation trib.al/qCg8OPY

Uncontrollable sobbing is uniquely human, and it may be our emotions running out of our faces, a way to connect us with other people | Opinion trib.al/ghyJwA5

We need to do more to ensure older adults—including those living in long-term care facilities—are up to date on recommended vaccines | Opinion trib.al/vvSgn6O

AI can better education, not threaten it, if we learn some lessons from the adoption of the calculator into the classroom | Opinion trib.al/2YQExM8

Plants are just trying to reproduce; immune systems are just trying to keep us safe trib.al/dTdjLCW

Purple may be a likely color for extraterrestrial organisms, research suggests trib.al/ZJOaDrI

Through daytime stress and nighttime sleep disturbances, loud sounds can hurt your heart and blood vessels, disrupt your endocrine system, and make it difficult to think and learn. trib.al/14gBbeP

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More U.S. states are requiring online ID checks. A proposed French strategy aims to balance child safety with users’ privacy rights trib.al/jmwOniH

Quiet! Our loud world is making us sick. trib.al/Z7quqwS

Letters to the editors for the January 2024 issue of Scientific American trib.al/sENnrfA

Perspective and subtle motion allows us to peek over the moon’s edge and into its far side trib.al/tYs55D4

A program that is creating the largest 3D map of the universe to date has sniffed out hints that dark energy may be stranger than scientists supposed trib.al/BOcrjYM