Wild axolotls are facing extinction. That’s the bad news. But take heart: Cutie-pie axolotls bred in captivity may be able to replenish their wild brethren’s population, a conservation study suggests. These adored aquatic salamanders may just have a shot at survival.

What you won’t see, though, are green ones. The reason for this is both a fault in the stars and in ourselves: we don’t see them as green because of the way stars emit light and the way our eyes see colors.

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Artificial intelligence promises to accelerate scientific discovery and open new frontiers of inquiry. But new research from James Evans (Faculty Co-Director of Novel Intelligence; Max Palevsky Professor of Sociology & Data Science;