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March 28, 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.

Unlike women, who are born with most of the eggs they’ll ever have, men produce sperm continuously from puberty onward, storing it in the reproductive tract until it’s ready for release. When men need ...

Scientists discover gut cells that stop mosquitoes from biting after feeding, linking appetite, reproduction, and disease spread.

People are sharing the most terrifying conspiracy theories they’ve ever heard.

Being able to reproduce both sexually and asexually gives the dragons an evolutionary edge, Garcia says. If no mate is handy, a female can bear sons parthenogenetically—and when they’re older, they ...

The microbes living in your socks can transfer to any surface they come in contact with – including your shoes, bed, couch or floor ...

UFC brings cage-match bout to the White House, home of a president who favors cage-match politics - President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday ...

Genome analysis reveals that Neanderthals lived on the brink of extinction for 350,000 years in small populations.