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April 2025

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April 30
- What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight
- Diagnostic dilemma: A rash 'migrated' across a man's body from his anus
April 29
- 'How could it have been allowed to happen?': The threat of 'superbugs' was known from the first antibiotic, but we've failed to stop it.
- Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space
April 28
- Artificial superintelligence (ASI): Sci-fi nonsense or genuine threat to humanity?
- Apulian rhyton: A 2,300-year-old Spartan-hound-shaped cup that was likely used at boozy bashes
- What was the fastest dinosaur?
April 27
- Are women less sensitive to anesthesia than men?
- Space photo of the week: Iconic 'Eagle Nebula' gets a major glow-up on Hubble's 35th anniversary
- Can you burp in space?
April 26
- Wandering salamander: The tree‑climbing amphibian with a blood‑powered grip
- What did ninjas actually wear?
- Science news this week: A 'skull' on Mars and the discovery of a brand-new color
April 25
- Corryvreckan whirlpool: Scotland's 'raging cauldron' that is named after a Norse king and said to house a witch
April 24
- Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable
April 23
- What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?
- Diagnostic dilemma: A man had hiccups for 5 days — and a virus may have been to blame
April 22
- A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'
- 'An up-tempo version of Darwinian evolution': How a mega freeze in Florida may have caused Burmese pythons to evolve at a blindingly fast speed
- Pair of 'glowing' lava lakes spotted on Africa's most active volcanoes as they erupt simultaneously — Earth from space
April 21
- Why do cats bring home dead animals?
April 20
- Lviv pysanka: World's oldest Easter egg
- Why is yawning contagious?
April 19
- How accurate are smart rings, and how do they compare to fitness watches?
- Plains viscacha: A rodent that builds vast underground cities and ovulates more than any other mammal
- What's the oldest known recipe?
- Science news this week: Possible signs of life on another planet and a 'useless' female organ
April 18
- Iran's folded rocks: The crumpled mountains at the intersection of Asia and Europe
April 16
- Diagnostic dilemma: A man who couldn't pee had been infected by one of the largest known human parasites
April 15
- Crop circles surround Iraq's multicolored 'Sea of Salt' after years of drought — Earth from space
- 'The parasite was in the driver's seat': The zombie ants that die gruesome deaths fit for a horror movie
April 14
- Słupcio: A 6,000-year-old amber 'gummy bear' that may have been a Stone Age amulet
- Why do we get a 'second wind' of energy at the end of the day?
April 13
- What is the 'Eye of Horus' and why is it found in so many ancient Egyptian burials?
- Space photo of the week: Mars rises over the moon's horizon at the best possible time
- Do animals have orgasms?
April 12
- Dracula parrot: The goth bird whose piercing screams echo through New Guinea forests
- What do black boxes on planes actually record?
- Science news this week: Controversy around the dire wolf 'de-extinctions' and a 3D hologram breakthrough
April 11
- Wilkes Land crater: The giant hole in East Antarctica's gravitational field likely caused by a meteorite
April 9
- Diagnostic dilemma: A scientist caught plague from bacteria thought to be 'noninfectious'
April 8
- Watch the moon's shadow race across US on first anniversary of historic total solar eclipse — Earth from space
April 7
- Pfyn culture flint tool: World's oldest known 'Swiss Army' knife
- Why do snakes shed their skin?
April 6
- Space photo of the week: The chaotic heart of the Milky Way like you've never seen it before
- What was the first alphabet in the world?
April 5
- Northern giant mouse lemur: The bug-eyed fluff ball with the biggest testicles of all known primates
- Why do kangaroos have 3 vaginas?
April 4
- Quantum computers will be a dream come true for hackers, risking everything from military secrets to bank information. Can we stop them?
April 2
- How do smart scales measure body composition, and how accurate are they?
- Diagnostic dilemma: A man's deadly infection was triggered by a probiotic supplement
April 1
- Giant, near-perfect cloud ring appears in the middle of the Pacific Ocean — Earth from space