Monarch butterfly population moves closer to extinction

Astronomers dissect the anatomy of planetary nebulae using Hubble Space Telescope images

Unlocking 'the shape of water' in mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

NASA explores solar wind with new view of small sun structures

Even a small amount of gender bias in hiring can be costly to employers

Land deals meant to improve food security may have hurt

Fastener with microscopic mushroom design holds promise

Light-controlled Higgs modes found in superconductors; potential sensor, computing uses

Minnesota's forests, land offer chance to cut greenhouse gases

Buildings: The unbreakable bond

Volcanic microbes

Disease threatens to decimate western bats

Counting elephants from space, for the first time

Testing the waters: Analyzing different solid states of water on other planets and moons

Fatty acid may help combat multiple sclerosis, study finds

Male butterflies mark their mates with repulsive smell during sex to 'turn off' other suitors

Halted rocket test could stall NASA moon shot, redo possible

Researchers review seafloor macrolitter

Solar activity reconstructed over a millennium

New classification for tropical plant group Phyllanthus

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be

New tool removes chemotherapy drugs from water systems

A massive advance in spectrometry

Similarities in dance follower behavior across honey bee species suggest a conserved mechanism of dance communication

Biden's Pick to Lead FEMA Signals Urgency on Pandemic and Climate Change

New biodegradable polyurethane foams are developed from wheat straw

Direct quantification of topological protection in photonic edge states at telecom wavelengths

Online courses reinforce inequalities

Who's writing open access articles?

Video: Decoding breast milk to make better baby formula

Electrical Brain Stimulation May Alleviate Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors

As the American hemp industry grows, so does our understanding of hemp diseases

New heat method kills pathogens with minimal damage to plants

Researchers resolve controversy over energy gap of Van der Waals material

Researchers discover the earliest supermassive black hole and quasar in the universe

Sensei RNA: Iron fist in a velvet glove

High-ranking male hyenas have better chances with females because they are less 'stressed'

New clues help explain why PFAS chemicals resist remediation

How dietary choice influences lifespan in fruit flies

Fishing out the bad apples: Novel quantitative method to assess the safety of food

Genetic rewiring behind spectacular evolutionary explosion in East Africa

Scientists reveal structure of plants' energy generators

State responses, not federal, influenced rise in unemployment claims early in the pandemic

Mystery of Martian glaciers revealed

A new carbon budget framework provides a clearer view of our climate deadlines

Research finds tiny bubbles tell tales of big volcanic eruptions

Scientists to global policymakers: Treat fish as food to help solve world hunger

Researchers create new form of cultivated meat

A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers

Acidification impedes shell development of plankton off the US West Coast

Experimental evidence of an intermediate state of matter between a crystal and a liquid

Research establishes antibiotic potential for cannabis molecule

Semiconductor chip that detects exhaled gas with high sensitivity at room temperature

Improving long-term climate calculations

Aphids suck: Invasive aphid found on Danish apple trees

Carbon pricing's disappointing effect on the pace of technological change

Nano-thin piezoelectrics advance self-powered electronics

A little friction goes a long way toward stronger nanotube fibers

Single-cell test can reveal precisely how drugs kill cancer cells

New carbon budget framework provides a clearer view of our climate deadlines

All-purpose dinosaur opening reconstructed for first time

DNA origami enables fabricating superconducting nanowires

Eggs reveal what may happen to brain on impact

Most people can't identify deadly rip current, expert finds

Scientists present novel approach for monitoring freshwater health

Modulating helical nanostructures in liquid crystal phase by molecular design

Figs show that nonnative species can invade ecosystems by forming unexpected partnerships

College classrooms are still chilly for women, as men speak more

Is COVID-19 infecting wild animals? We're testing species from bats to seals to find out

How to find mutated sperm? Just go FISH

Dinosaur-era sea lizard had teeth like a shark

No insect crisis in the Arctic—yet

Now's the time to rethink your relationship with nature

CRISPR technology shown to dial down gene activity in bacteria

Parasites: what causes some species to evolve to exploit others

Scientists awarded a Guinness World Record for the finest woven fabric

50 million-year-old fossil assassin bug has unusually well-preserved genitalia

New biomaterials can be fine-tuned for medical applications

We need hard science, not software, to power our post-pandemic recovery

UN disaster aid is driven by humanitarian need rather than by strategic donor interests

Strong M-M' Pauli repulsion leads to repulsive metallophilicity

50 million-year-old fossil assassin bug has unusually well-preserved genitalia

Using artificial intelligence to manage extreme weather events

Another Way to Protect against COVID beyond Masking and Social Distancing

To learn at home, kids need more than just teaching materials. Their brains must also adapt to the context

A realistic model of the ITER tokamak magnetic fusion device

Longer, stricter lockdowns most effective, economist finds

Abandoned cropland should produce biofuels

Multidimensional coherent spectroscopy reveals triplet state coherences in cesium lead-halide perovskite nanocrystals

Forests go into growth 'overdrive' to recover from drought

Clocking electron movements inside an atom

Georadar reveals 15 burial mounds and 32 Viking Age mysteries

Discovery could lead to more effective PARP inhibitor drugs against cancer

Empty cities have long been a post-apocalyptic trope – now, they are a reality

How to solve societal challenges by exploiting synergies in space and energy

A species of previously undiscovered cave bug provides the testimony of an ancient fauna

Engineers create 'smart' aerogel that turns air into drinking water

How drain flies dodge a washout

Diagnosing learning disabilities in multilingual contexts

Home-delivered food has a huge climate cost. So which cuisine is the worst culprit?

New research suggests 1.5C climate target will be out of reach without greener COVID-19 recovery plans

Caravan communities: Older, underinsured and overexposed to cyclones, storms and disasters

The first CubeSat with a Hall-effect thruster has gone to space

Astronomers detect an outbursting young stellar object

The magnetic fields swirling within the Whirlpool galaxy

Why you should desex your cat before puberty

Money matters to happiness--perhaps more than previously thought

Rethinking spin chemistry from a quantum perspective

The Milky Way does the wave

Light-induced twisting of Weyl nodes switches on giant electron current

Most effective pollinator of Hoya pottsii revealed

Scientists streamline process for controlling spin dynamics

Going with the grains to explain a fundamental tectonic force

What the lungfishes' genome teaches us about the vertebrates' conquest of land

Using 100-million-year-old fossils and gravitational-wave science to predict Earth's future climate

We Need STEM Mentors Who Can Reduce Bias and Fight Stereotypes

Story of Mammoth Survival Is in the Soil

Oldest city in the Americas under threat from squatters

'Babysitters' provide boost to offspring of elderly birds