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Plants & Animals
1

Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef islands, research warns

Archaeology
34

Cliff-top sites preserve ancient Aboriginal heritage on the River Murray

Evolution
24

The rise of color vision in animals: Study maps dramatic 100-million-year explosion in color signals

Environment
35

Battling air pollution may contribute to climate change by impacting soil carbon storage

Social Sciences
0

How prisons fall short in protecting the incarcerated from climate disasters

Archaeology
20

Indigenous elders and ritual specialists help to unlock the meaning of ancient Amazonian rock art

Environment
19

Thousands told to flee wildfire near Los Angeles

Environment
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Incorporating cultural and recreational ecosystem services of freshwater within Israel's water economy

Plants & Animals
54

US town on alert after 43 monkeys escape research facility

Earth Sciences
163

Advances in plate tectonics research provide a new view of deep Earth's carbon emissions

Environment
53

Plastics pollution worsens the impacts of all planetary boundaries, new study says

Analytical Chemistry
1

A green, scalable synthesis approach addresses the challenges of semiconductor-based photocatalysis

Plants & Animals
0

Team investigates population genetic characteristics of two hybrid crucian carp strains

12 hours ago
Plants & Animals
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Spiders forage for prey rich in specific nutrients depending on species, life stage and sex

Space Exploration
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Image: Astronaut captures photo of Earth from the International Space Station

Earth Sciences
6

Hurricane Helene's gravity waves revealed by NASA's AWE

Plants & Animals
23

Chernobyl frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of accelerated aging or increased stress hormone levels

Political science
0

Survey shows nuclear taboo remains strong among Americans

Other
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History book looks at Brazil's longest-lasting maroon society and its influence today

Ecology
0

Advancing biodiversity monitoring with a network of automated wildlife cameras

Plants & Animals
0

Accumulation of polystyrene nanoplastics in leaves poses threats to plants, study shows

Education
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Current test accommodations for students with blindness do not fully address their needs, study finds

Nanophysics
61

Physicists reveal how layers and twists impact graphene's optical conductivity

Ecology
102

Amnesia-causing diatoms found in Luzon shellfish farms

Planetary Sciences
27

Chinese rover finds evidence of ancient Martian ocean

Economics & Business
7

Why China is worried about a second Trump presidency, and how Beijing might react

Evolution
2

Symmetry in biology: A look into how bees actively organize nests in mirroring patterns

Biotechnology
21

A new GPS system for microorganisms could enhance forensic investigations

Ecology
11

Sprinkling plants with water found effective in keeping spider mites off raspberry leaves

Astronomy
2

A space walking robot could build a giant telescope in space

Evolution
24

Insect-killing fungi find unexpected harmony in war

Plants & Animals
55

Computer model uncovers plant thickness growth mechanisms

Astrobiology
1

Spectral method can compute tidal effects on planet and moon interiors

Plants & Animals
11

Defense or growth: Study finds trade-off in how plants allocate resources

Condensed Matter
48

Can the noble metals become superconductors?

Economics & Business
0

How informing shoppers can help fight inequality

Plants & Animals
5

Study suggests that space-for-time substitutions exaggerate habitat–bird ecological relationships

General Physics
28

Can unknown physics be seen in interactions between Higgs bosons?

Social Sciences
1

Friends act as family surrogates for unmarried African Americans

Astronomy
92

Astrophysicists use echoes of light to illuminate black holes

Planetary Sciences
44

Proba-3 will constantly measure Sun's energy output

Environment
14

Private aviation emissions soar by 46% from 2019 to 2023

Economics & Business
1

The digital transformation of Jordanian fintech

Social Sciences
1

Religions talk about the value of humility, but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach

Nanophysics
5

New approach for tuning current flow in 2D MOF nanosheets shows promise for advanced electronics

General Physics
190

Fluids thicken at the speed of light: A new theory extends Einstein's relativity to real fluids

Biochemistry
84

Caterpillar fungus chemical can slow down growth of cancer cells, researchers discover

Cell & Microbiology
9

How physical force affects cancer treatment: Research explores mechanics of programmed cell death

Polymers
1

Catalysts show potential for breaking down microplastics to create usable fuel

Polymers
6

New PFAS removal process aims to stamp out pollution ahead of semiconductor industry growth

Archaeology
44

DNA evidence rewrites histories for people buried in volcanic eruption in ancient Pompeii

Biotechnology
6

Plant engineering method promises to dramatically improve biofuel and bioproduct development

Condensed Matter
59

Scientists capture images of a new quantum phase in electron molecular crystals

Environment
11

Climate change reporting is not connecting with people and their real issues. What needs to be done about it?

Plants & Animals
14

Invasive fruit fly species puts parts of Southern California's Orange County under quarantine

Astronomy
95

Astronomers discover a new repeating fast radio burst

Social Sciences
0

Toronto crime spikes on weekends and holidays—researchers use modeling and visualization to find hot spots

Social Sciences
5

Abortion did not play as big a role in the US election as many anticipated. What might happen on this issue now?

Environment
196

Microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate

Environment
13

Satellite-based evidence supports China's claim of increased forestation to sequester carbon

Astronomy
45

Image: Exceptionally rare triple ring galaxy

Biotechnology
39

RNA-targeting CRISPR reveals that hundreds of noncoding RNAs are essential—not 'junk'

Earth Sciences
33

Planting trees at high latitudes in the Arctic could accelerate rather than decelerate global warming, argue scientists

Plants & Animals
23

Atlantic killer whales show dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals

Social Sciences
1

Australians who think inequality is high have less faith in democratic institutions, according to study

Social Sciences
2

Why the 'Housing First' approach has struggled to fulfill its promise of ending homelessness

Social Sciences
1

What can sport fans do if their team, or league, is being sportswashed?

Earth Sciences
12

Calcite: The versatile mineral shaping the future of carbon removal

18 hours ago
Analytical Chemistry
12

Computational chemistry promises to upset traditional methods of chemical synthesis

Environment
0

New report sets out a route to transform environmental consenting in UK offshore wind

Earth Sciences
1

More wet, less dry: How climate change will affect the avalanche situation in Switzerland by the end of the century

Environment
1

Europe wants ministers at plastic pollution treaty talks

Environment
3

India's Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution

General Physics
131

New giant particle collider 'right option for science': Next CERN chief

Evolution
52

How do brains coordinate activity? From fruit flies to monkeys, scientists discover a universal principle

Molecular & Computational biology
28

Scientists reveal strigolactone perception mechanism and role in tillering responses to nitrogen

Archaeology
98

Oldest depictions of fishing discovered in Ice Age art: Camp site reveals 15,800-year-old engravings of fish trapping

Nanophysics
71

Quasiperiodicity changes the ground-state properties of 1D narrow-band moiré systems, study demonstrates

Analytical Chemistry
0

3D printing method crafts stronger, more ductile alloy for extreme environments

Plants & Animals
0

Mountaineering mice shed light on evolutionary adaptation

Molecular & Computational biology
0

A causal theory for studying the cause-and-effect relationships of genes paves the way for targeted treatments

Archaeology
1

Q&A: Looking at ancient Roman plagues through an environmental lens

Social Sciences
2

Leading up to the election, Trump voters trusted friends and family over traditional media, survey finds

Plants & Animals
42

Researchers discover genetic reason for the red, yellow and orange bills of Australian finches

Social Sciences
0

How do we perceive our leaders? The answer is always in flux, research says

Evolution
237

Evolutionary anthropologist presents hypothesis about why humans are dominating the world over other animals

Environment
7

Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF

Environment
1

Wind-fanned wildfire burning out of control near Los Angeles

Environment
2

Hurricane Rafael triggers nationwide blackout in Cuba

Plants & Animals
8

Thriving scorpion population is stinging problem for Brazil

Environment
21

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

Environment
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Brazil's Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt

Ecology
2

Ethiopia's famed honeybees make slow recovery from war