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April 25, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

As Alaskas rivers warm, invasive northern pike are becoming noticeably more voracious. Scientists discovered that pike of all ages are eating more fish, with young pike increasing consumption by over 60%. Warmer water sp...

For ages, wall lizards coexisted in three distinct color types, each with its own strategy for survival. Now, a powerful green variant is taking over. These dominant Hulk lizards are outcompeting the others, causing yell...

Rebuilding the brain's reward system through PAT reduces depression, anxiety, and suicide risk.

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A new study identifies astrocytes as a crucial therapeutic target for Fragile X syndrome, offering hope for treating seizures and sensory issues.

A new study identifies a specific hindbrain circuit that regulates energy balance and food intake in response to dietary protein levels.

The fight over the roadless rule has long focused on the West, but its repeal could fragment some of the last pristine forests in the eastern United States.

Live Science spoke with the developers of a living knee implant that could help more patients in need of knee replacements get them.

For some time, researchers have assumed that solid materials could gain more useful properties by making their microscopic components more active. Now, a team led by Jack Binysh at the University of Amsterdam has found t...

Beneath East Africas Turkana Rift, scientists have found the crust is thinning to a critical point, suggesting the continent is gradually breaking apart. This necking process marks an advanced stage of rifting that could...

A gut bacterium may be quietly fueling depression through an unexpected chemical twist. Researchers found that when Morganella morganii interacts with a common pollutant, it produces a molecule that triggers inflammation...

Scientists have created tiny optical tornadoes - swirling beams of light that twist like miniature whirlwinds - using a surprisingly simple setup based on liquid crystals. Instead of relying on complex nanotechnology, th...

In the chaotic first moments after the Big Bang, ripples in spacetime may have done more than just echo through the cosmos-they could have helped create dark matter itself. New research suggests that faint, ancient gravi...

Why do some constellations stay in the sky all year, while others disappear?

Giant, fearsome octopuses may have once ruled the ancient seas, according to new research that flips the script on their evolutionary past. By uncovering exquisitely preserved fossil jaws hidden inside rock, scientists r...

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor melted down, but the rest of the world wouldn't learn how close it came to nuclear Armageddon until weeks later.

Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their size possible. A new study overturns that idea, revealing insect flight muscles werent constrained...

Before seedlings can photosynthesize, they depend on fatty acids-and on peroxisomes to process them. Researchers discovered that the protein PEX11 not only helps these structures divide but also controls their size durin...