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The ouch of hair pulling is transmitted with the help of a protein used to sense light touches. These details could lead to new treatments.

A new “atlas” of early embryonic development in mammals suggests that the process is highly chaotic — but there is some method to the madness.

A new gene drive can copy and paste itself into the genomes of herpes simplex viruses in mice. The end goal is a version that disables the virus in humans.

Scientists identified more than 600 viruses in samples taken from bathrooms in the United States. The viruses infect bacteria — not people — and scientists say they may provide more benefits than causes for concern.

Experiments on Google’s 67-qubit Sycamore processor showed operations entering a new “weak noise phase” in which calculations were complex enough to outperform supercomputers, based on benchmark testing.

Nations established territorial claims underground to access oil and gas. Now they are expanding those claims upward to snag the wind.

Hurricane Milton captured by NASA’s GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida’s west coast.

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A new study captured never-before-seen footage of hydrogen and oxygen atoms combining to form a miniature water droplet out of “thin air.” The newly improved reaction could one day help astronauts make water in space.

An analysis of satellite data could help predict where rivers will change their course and where their rerouted flows will go.