Fossil holdfasts show kelp far predate animals we see in kelp forests today

Climate change threatens global forest carbon sequestration, study finds

Study: No evidence sowing date influences optimum plant density of sweet corn grown in the midwestern US

Xylem functionality is not a direct indicator of apple preharvest fruit drop: Study

Green growth in Europe: Decoding the EU's journey to sustainability (1990-2019)

Researchers develop an assessment system for fish health

More 'safe spaces' for young people could help reduce violence in Scotland, report says

How living materials from algae can best capture carbon

Progress in high-resolution vegetation mapping: China's leap toward advanced environmental monitoring

Iceland faces daunting period after lava from volcano destroys homes in fishing town, president says

Developing a flat soliton microcomb source

Copepods—tiny creatures that can help reduce the need for soya imports

Going beyond plastic: Tara gum as a green polymer

Big planets don't necessarily mean big moons

Obtaining hydrogen from vine shoots for biofuel production

Exploring the integration of crops and livestock in different historical contexts from ancient times to the present

Gravitational waves could show us the first minute of the universe

Discovery of second ultra-large structure in distant space further challenges our understanding of the universe

Sociologist explores perceptions of street safety in urban and rural communities

The implications of 'Oumuamua on the panspermia theory

Advanced hour-hectometer hyperspectral remote sensing for fine-scale atmospheric emissions

Regardless of age and politics, people who endorse lies are aware they could be made up, say researchers

Can central banks fight climate change? Researcher explains role in promoting sustainable financial practices

The science of color: How color blindness creates unseen barriers in science

Image: Hubble captures a monster merger

Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries

Four factors that drove 2023's extreme heat and climate disasters

Water may have flowed intermittently in Martian valleys for hundreds of millions of years

Study identifies factors associated with child maltreatment in the home

Researchers develop eco-friendly material from mushrooms, coffee grounds and natural pineapple fibers

Discovery changes understanding of water's history on the moon

Chasing the light: Study finds new clues about warming in the Arctic

Vigilant monitoring is needed to manage cardiac risks in patients using antipsychotics, doctors say

Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning

South Africa's legal team in the genocide case against Israel has won praise. Who are they?

Water molecule discovery contradicts textbook models

Research sheds new light on Moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geology

Efforts to bring trade standards to Paraguay's Ciudad del Este just make it harder for residents to survive

Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution—here's how to clean your clothes more sustainably

Economics propelling population shifts in spite of climate-driven risks: Study

Outperforming competitors as a data-driven organization

60% of Africa's food is based on wheat, rice and maize—the continent's crop treasure trove is being neglected

What delays to the Artemis II and III missions mean for Canada

Urban Kenyans mistrust police even more than rural residents do—study sets out why it matters

Key moment in the evolution of life on Earth captured in fossils

TikTok says orange cats are 'dumb' and tortoiseshell cats have 'an attitude'—but how true is that?

How to strengthen community resilience in a world plagued by crises

Evidence of one of the largest explosive eruptions ever recorded in the Aegean Sea

Researchers: Canadian schools need to address digital sexual violence in their curricula and policies

Physicists identify overlooked uncertainty in real-world experiments

Comparative genome study of humans and great apes provides insight into development of gut microbiome

Stability of rings of atoms in glass materials can help predict performance of glass products

Island plant life found to become more similar when humans move in

Rocking our world: Understanding human-induced earthquakes

Unlocking the magnetic superpowers of topological magnons

The power of pause: Controlled deposition for effective and long-lasting organic devices

Study proposes new approach for monitoring genetic diversity in Europe to help species adapt to climate change

German scientists develop new mutasynthesis approach for derivatization of antibiotics

Research reveals fission-independent compartmentalization of mitochondria during budding yeast division

Feeding mode of ancient vertebrate tested for first time

Wine, liquor bottles can now be redeemed at California recycling centers

Tracking molecules at turbo speed

US company's lunar lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed moonshot

EU debates 2040 milestone towards carbon-neutral future

From disorder to design: Exploring electrical tuning of branched flow in liquid crystal films

The dynamics of bright-dark exciton transition in a semiconductor material

New technique for studying membrane-associated intrinsically disordered proteins

Automated laboratory system uses robotic equipment directed by AI to reengineer enzymes

Engineers uncover new mechanism for gene transfer

Armor for steel: New method could enable advances in energy, electronics and aerospace

The tale of two clocks: Advancing the precision of timekeeping

Researchers present simplified, improved scheme for precision measurement using lasers

A new approach to realize highly efficient, high-dimensional quantum memories

Food-grade encapsulated photocatalyst materials for clean, green hydrogen generation

Astronomers discover new Be/X-ray binary system

Shuttle Endeavour's giant orange fuel tank hoisted up at California Science Center, but winds delay final placement

SpaceX inspires NASA to prep for small mishaps in moonshot plan

This is not a climate-change abstraction: Forests are still disappearing at a fast pace

Waste-eating worms could help reduce damaging greenhouse emissions from dumping food waste into landfill

The Download: super-efficient solar cells, and helpful robots

Preventing Child Abuse Should Not Be Controversial. My Own Hate Mail Reveals That It Is

Space and Submarine Explorers Are Right to Take Risks

Watch this robot cook shrimp and clean autonomously

A single dose of urea-powered nanorobots reduces bladder tumors by 90% in mouse study

Study shows western honey bee synthesizes food for its intestinal bacteria

Solid-state qubits: Forget about being clean, embrace mess

Study quantifies how aquifer depletion threatens crop yields

Research sheds new light on moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geology

Water molecule discovery contradicts textbook models

Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning

New research reveals major difference in genomes of American and Chinese chestnut

World's five richest men doubled their fortunes since 2020: Oxfam

The race to get next-generation solar technology on the market