Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct

RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet

Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perks

Eating omega-3 fat helps hibernating Arctic ground squirrels warm up during deep cold

A guide to being an ethical online investigator

Cotton quality mapping as a tool for growers

Research breaks new ground in understanding how a molecular motor generates force

Understanding future species distribution: New data for biogeographers

Presidential inaugurations boost tourism, but not this year

Toadlet peptide transforms into a deadly weapon against bacteria

Tetris is no longer just a game, but an algorithm that ensures maximum hotel room occupancy

About the Pandemic Technology Project

Keeping the costs of superconducting magnets down using ultrasound

Reverse engineering 3-D chromosome models for individual cells

Lack of managers keeps India's businesses small

Turn off that camera during virtual meetings, environmental study says

Geologic history written in garnet sand

Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance

Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct

Researchers conduct security analysis and improve quantum random number generation

Foraging humans, mammals and birds who live in the same place behave similarly

Hard to crack research reveals how crop roots penetrate hard soils

Researchers call for greater consideration of soil biodiversity and functions in international conservation strategies

New perspectives in human behavior and culture

New state of matter in one-dimensional quantum gas

Model analyzes how viruses escape the immune system

How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves

Forests may flip from CO2 'sink' to 'source' by 2050

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record

Cancer models created by mechanical engineers offer new insight into tumor growth

Asteroids vs. microbes

Science finds simple way to make lamb leaner

Linking piped water, health and gender equality

Modern tomatoes can't get same soil microbe boost as ancient ancestors

Future options for storing carbon dioxide: Synthesis of inorganic heteroalkenes

Ancient temperature and sea level changes provide new insights into potential impact of climate change today

Lab-on-a-chip test has potential to detect COVID-19 immune response faster than current antibody testing

The richer you are, the more likely you'll social distance, study finds

Two new northern white rhino embryos created at Christmas

The regulatory network of sugar and organic acid in watermelon fruit is revealed

Micro-climate moulds and reshapes northern insect communities, herbivory and predation

Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea

NASA Says 2020 Tied for Hottest Year on Record

Outdated carbon credits from old wind and solar farms are threatening climate change efforts

COVID-19 is changing the way we work—and for disabled people, too

Keeping nurseries open helps in the fight against inequality but ignores a low-paid and anxious workforce

New way to control electrical charge in 2-D materials: Put a flake on it

Feces and algorithms: Artificial Intelligence to map our intestinal bacteria

Physical virology shows the dynamics of virus reproduction

Greenland melting likely increased by bacteria in sediment

Teeth pendants speak of the elk's prominent status in the Stone Age

New classification marks paradigm shift in how conservationists tackle climate change

How insects activate muscles to adapt to limbs removed

Galaxies hit single, doubles, and triple (growing black holes)

Accounting for the gaps in ancient food webs

Perth has distinct dolphin communities and they each need different protections

600-year-old marine sponge holds centuries-old climate records

Scientists reduce uncertainty in forest carbon storage calculations

600-year-old marine sponge holds centuries-old climate records

Seagrass meadows may facilitate marine plastic removal from the sea

Scientists discover electric eels hunting in a group

Not as simple as thought: How bacteria form membrane vesicles

A close look at forest fire smoke yields new clues about air pollution

Bees respond to wildfire aftermath by producing more female offspring

Illinois residents value strategies to improve water quality

A scanning transmission X-ray microscope for analysis of chemical states of lithium

Expanding the biosynthetic pathway via retrobiosynthesis

A highly sensitive technique for measuring the state of a cytoskeleton

Warming May Push Ecosystems to Release Carbon instead of Absorbing It

A highly sensitive technique for measuring the state of a cytoskeleton

Final data release from DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys issued

How Science Explains Trump's Grip on White Males

Giant map of the sky sets stage for ambitious DESI survey

Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to capture sounds from the red planet

Poorest face dilemma in Africa's cities

Rubber tree plant leaves found to grow slippery to ward off insects as plant ages

Doubling the number of known gravitational lenses

NASA's SDO spots first lunar transit of 2021

NASA's Juno mission expands into the future

Citizen scientists contribute to 3-D map of cosmic neighborhood

After COVID we may never think about hotels in the same way again

Smart site selection can make hydropower greener

Penned release of green geckos has potential to help preserve threatened native species

Bio-based replacements to fossil fuel plastics

How aerosols are formed

Giving the hydrogen economy an acid test

150-million-year-old shark was one of the largest of its time

What makes an explanation good enough?

First lockdown's effect on air pollution was overstated, our study reveals

Flight or fright: What is the future of the emus of east coast Australia?

Sea lion diagnosed with tuberculosis triggers public health concerns

Lactating grizzly bears use cooling baths to avoid heat stress, study finds

Fast decisions of flying insects

Bio-inspired spiral hydrogel fiber qualified to be surgical suture

Biodegradable inorganic upconversion nanocrystals developed for in vivo applications

Acoustofluidic centrifuge for nanoparticle enrichment and assortment

Scientists develop Z-scheme catalyst for contaminants in water

Shining a new light on dark energy

SolarEV City concept: Building future urban power and mobility systems

Human-induced climate change caused the northwestern Pacific warming record in August 2020

New partnership could put University of Minnesota at center of biomanufacturing industry

Interior strips protections for owl species on decline

These five AI developments will shape 2021 and beyond

Students discover bright lensed galaxy in the early universe

Study highlights the role of forest fuels amid a warming climate

Scientists are a step closer to developing 'smart' stem cells – and they're made from human fat

The Remaining COVID-19 Journey

The World's Oldest Animal Paintings Are on This Cave Wall

Earth's Biodiversity Bursts Do Not Follow Expected Pattern

Scientific Collaboration in a Divided World

Should We Change COVID Vaccine Doses to Reach More People? What the Data Say

Scientists discover the secret of Galapagos' rich ecosystem

Climate change is hurting children's diets, global study finds

A climate in crisis calls for investment in direct air capture, news research finds

Low cost chlorine dispensing device improves tap water safety in low-resource regions

Honeybees reveal how our floral landscape has changed over the last 65 years

Historic snowfall chills Madrid slum to the bones

French court to hear landmark case on climate inaction

Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon

Pulsed ultraviolet light technology to improve egg safety, help poultry industry

Building a giant 2-D map of the universe to prepare for the largest 3-D map

Short term low carbohydrate diet linked to remission of type 2 diabetes