Why don't students stick with STEM degrees?

Discovery of three faint, distant galaxies may expand knowledge of early universe

Program teaches US Air Force personnel the fundamentals of AI

A more realistic earthquake probability model using long-term fault memory

Mapping out key sources of emissions for climate change mitigation

Engineered poplar lignin has more of a valuable 'clip-off' chemical

Ancient farming strategy holds promise for climate resilience

New map of 'stopover hotspots' provides insights for conservation of eastern US migratory landbirds

Controlled, localized delivery of blood thinner may improve blood clot treatment

Study: Deal Lake caught in seasonal cycle of harmful algal blooms

Discovery of the temple of Poseidon located at the Kleidi site near Samikon in Greece

Researchers create an optical tractor beam that pulls macroscopic objects

Now on the molecular scale: Electric motors

Controlled, localized delivery of blood thinner may improve blood clot treatment

Clarifying the role of water clarity in coastal management

Researchers explore quantum effects of light on the creation of Rydberg states in hydrogen molecules

Study shows variable-density planting can be a cost-effective tool for weed control

Examining how sunlight breaks down plastics on ocean's surface

Studying polymer gels through the lens of mechanochemistry and solvent swelling

New Webb image reveals dusty disk like never seen before

Webb uncovers star formation in cluster's dusty ribbons

James Webb Space Telescope confirms its first exoplanet

Bonobos, unlike humans, are more interested in the emotions of strangers than individuals they know

Trapped sediment in dams 'endangers' water supplies: UN

Five things to know about the International Space Station

Successful biosynthesis of the precursors of powerful anticancer drug vinblastine in yeast

When their company performs well in the stock market, employees give better tips to taxi drivers

Scientists and satellites make sense of Earth's subtle motions

Physicists model cell migration to learn how cancer cells navigate tissue

Now on the molecular scale: Electric motors

New levers for controlling plant biochemistry

Research team builds framework to quantify brain's control costs

Discovery of five new deep-sea squat lobster species calls for revision of current classification

Interstellar cloud conditions may have played key role in building blocks of life origin

Ask for customer reviews at the right time: In many cases, sooner may not be better

Nanotechnology may improve gene therapy for blindness

Four ways winter heatwaves affect humans and nature

Study identifies new levers for controlling plant biochemistry

Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing—leaving women workers worse off

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: The link with host political regimes

China: The rise of Gen Z will have massive consequences for business and politics

Mountain environments are key to biodiversity—but the threats to them are being ignored, says ecologist

Protective bacterial cultures offer promising path for preventing antibiotic resistant salmonella in food

Two studies shed light on the coupling between electrical, biochemical and biomechanical signals in cells

Blue straggler stars are weird

No debate anymore: Climate change makes extreme weather worse, federal scientists say

Old and new stars paint very different pictures of the Triangulum Galaxy

Researchers uncover mechanisms to easily dry, redisperse cellulose nanocrystals

'Soft laws' see more women in the boardroom

Is it OK to kick a robot dog?

Researchers uncover mechanisms to easily dry, redisperse cellulose nanocrystals

Discovery of a new form of carbon called Long-range Ordered Porous Carbon (LOPC)

Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity 'switch'

Organ-on-a-chip models allow researchers to conduct studies closer to real-life conditions

Significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions still possible

Cosmic superbubble's magnetic field charted in 3D for the first time

Are stingrays actually dangerous? Three reasons you shouldn't fear these sea pancakes

Space junk, not meteorites, remains biggest threat to spacecraft

18 huge, billion-dollar disasters: Climate change helped make 2022 the 3rd most expensive year on record

Cascading climate disasters: Atmospheric rivers over California's wildfire burn scars raise fears of deadly mudslides

Why do our dogs and cats bring us dead animals?

China now publishes more high-quality science than any other nation. Should the US be worried?

Human actions created the Salton Sea, California's largest lake. Here's how to save its ecosystem

New website compiles ocean data from landmark 19th-century scientific voyage

How grasses avoid inbreeding

Final results from the STEREO experiment reject sterile neutrino hypothesis

Antarctic icebergs still exist today where 1700-era sailors spotted and tracked them

Among less-educated young workers, women and Black men are paid far less

Cayman Islands to cull feral cats to protect brown boobies

'A perfect little system': Physicists isolate a pair of atoms to observe p-wave interaction strength for the first time

French island plans mass rodent cull to save albatross eggs

Uprooted trees serve as physical record for extreme wind events, finds high-res forest mapping study

Despite challenging conditions, thousands of waterbirds breeding throughout NSW wetlands

Origin of fireball spotted falling across UK discovered

Cis-and trans-regulatory variants affect flower color differentiation between lotus species

Ethical ancient DNA research must involve descendant communities, say researchers

Discovery of a new form of carbon called long-range ordered porous carbon

Toward 'green' ammonia and a 'greener' fertilizer: New MOFs use less energy to separate ammonia from chemical reactants

New understanding of how particle shape controls grain flow could help engineers manage coastal erosion

Study offers most detailed glimpse yet of planet's last 11,000 summers and winters

Marine sediment tells story of East Asian rainfall over the past 400,000 years

Expert discusses deadly flooding along California coast due to torrential rain

Scientists discover how bacteria use electrical spikes to tolerate antibiotics

Origins of the building blocks of life

Sunlight pulps the plastic soup

Researchers reengineer segmentation of the spine

Artificial pancreas successfully trialed for use by type 2 diabetes patients

Domestic abuse victims find justice process traumatic, despite Scotland's 2019 legal reforms

Phylogenetic bracketing suggests some dinosaurs' neuron density was equal to that of modern primates

Gaia helps discover directly imaged planet undergoing nuclear fusion

Scientists delve into natural slicks on Lake Geneva

Sweet discovery has potential for effective new virus and cancer drug treatments

Abnormal RNA gums up the works in brain cells, shows study

There are ways to increase your payout in $1.1 billion Mega Millions lottery, professor says

Expert discusses the recent discovery of an Earth-sized planet outside the solar system

Landscapes need a diversity of flower colors to maximize therapeutic benefits, according to research

Better access to sunlight could be lifeline for corals worldwide, study finds

Redwoods and climate change: Vulnerability, resilience, and hopeful potential in world's tallest trees

A new ultrafast camera with multiple applications

Visualizing a complex electron wavefunction using high-resolution attosecond technology

Converting temperature fluctuations into clean energy with novel nanoparticles and heating strategy

Why and when to help firms retain workers in a crisis

A model-independent method to weigh protoplanetary disks

Blazar 1ES 1218+304 inspected in detail

Why California Is Being Deluged by Atmospheric Rivers

Digital advances to increase the sustainability of global fisheries and preserve marine ecosystems

Light accelerates conductivity in bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and oceans

The state of responsible technology

Scientists reveal the mechanism of temperature-dependent structure evolution during electrocatalyst formation

Protecting biocatalysts from oxygen

New model predicts US recessions, slowdowns based on level of financial misreporting in economy

How better planning, behavior regulation may lead to eating less fat

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

The Download: organs on demand, and covid scams in China

Landscaping for drought: We're doing it wrong

Russia to launch new capsule to return space station crew

New biography of famous paleontologist Mary Anning unearthed from University of Bristol archives

Corridors between Western US national parks would greatly increase the persistence time of mammals

China’s Paxlovid cyber scams are everywhere

Fresh cyclone to hit California after historic storms kill at least 17

EXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California's drought?

Drivers in WA, CA and NY could benefit most from switching to electric vehicles

The entrepreneur dreaming of a factory of unlimited organs

Does proximity to protest sites affect people's political attitudes?

Sixteen US cities in National Cardiff Violence Prevention Network

Social media and aerial mapping of sea floor reveal that tourists love Hawaiian coral reefs just a little too much

Researchers create Cyborg Cells—natural-artificial cell hybrids

Continued record-breaking ocean temperatures seen again in 2022

A new tool helps map out where to develop clean energy infrastructure

Ultracool dwarf binary stars break records

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

Scientists make progress in decoding genetics of insomnia

Blood-based markers may reveal Alzheimer disease ten years before symptoms show

Sunsetting EU laws risks rights of more than 8.6 million UK workers, think tank warns