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June 14, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

A legal scholar with a doctorate in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that are currently endangered.

New research shows that the brain's cortex can rapidly reorganize itself after losing neurons, allowing other nerve cells to take over lost functions. Scientists studied neural networks in the auditory cortex and found t...

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer.

How much gold have humans mined to date, and how much is left?

Astronomers have discovered a "teenage vampire" dead star in the process of devouring a companion star during a short-lived, "missing link" phase of its evolution.

Even though there are 8 billion people on Earth today, a catastrophe could send that number much lower within a few decades.

Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Here are our latest picks. The post This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through June 14) appear...

Evidence from Earth's deep past suggests dramatic subduction zones can spread like a contagion.

A pair of canines found in Siberian permafrost were wolf sisters that died shortly after eating.

The color purple is, in a way, invented by our brains.