In Brazil, many smaller dams disrupt fish more than large hydropower projects

Is there a link between cashless payments and unhealthy consumption?

Study: Sudden police layoffs in one US city associated with increases in crime

Researchers develop a millimeter-size flat lens for VR and AR platforms

New report charts path toward superior earthquake recovery

A little soap simplifies making 2-D nanoflakes

Putting bugs on the menu, safely

Ancient marine faunas unlock secrets of warming oceans

Pioneering research unravels hidden origins of Eastern Asia's 'land of milk and honey'

A mild way to upcycle plastics used in bottles into fuel and other high-value products

Up-trending farming and landscape disruptions threaten Paris climate agreement goals

Microscopy systems using customized chips could expand on-site identification of pathogens

Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulfur dioxide, new study shows

Optical scanner design for adaptive driving beam systems can lead to safer night driving

Precision measurements of intracluster light suggest possible link to dark matter

Wildfire ravages massive section of Argentine forest

First ever 'pioneer' factor found in plants enables cells to change their fate

Forests with diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth

Juicing technique could influence healthfulness of fresh-squeezed juice

Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulfur dioxide

On nights before a full moon, people go to bed later and sleep less, study shows

Pioneering research unravels hidden origins of Eastern Asia's 'land of milk and honey'

Cell death shines a light on the origins of complex life

A mild way to upcycle plastics used in bottles into fuel and other high-value products

'Doomsday Clock' stuck at 100 seconds to midnight

Researchers use car collisions with deer to study mysterious animal-population phenomena

Mira's last journey: Exploring the dark universe

Climate-Fueled Disasters Killed 475,000 People over 20 Years

Ions in molten salts can 'go against the flow'

Historically redlined neighborhoods are more likely to lack greenspace today

Technology could upend DNA sequencing for diagnosing certain DNA mutations

Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean

More than just carbon dioxide: It's time to tackle short-lived climate-forcing pollutants

RNAi-based products: A sustainable alternative to hazardous pesticides

Poorer students are less likely to take part in sport at university

Empty seas: Oceanic shark populations dropped 71% since 1970

People take better care of of public places when they feel like they have a stake in them

How metal atoms can arrange themselves on an insulator

Scientists propose novel bifunctional catalysts on biomass-derived carbon

Studies provide answers about promising 2-D materials

An app-based recommendation framework for investor adoption of crypto assets

Well connected through amides

Size of helium nucleus measured more precisely than ever before

Top 10 insights in climate science in 2020 selected by 57 leading global researchers

Scientists find new mechanism to keep cell death pathway suppressed

Healthy lifespan analysis using nematodes

New study identifies bird species that could spread ticks and Lyme disease

How heavy is dark matter? Scientists radically narrow the potential mass range for the first time

Newly discovered fossil named after paleontologist

Humanizing yeast ORC sheds light on cancer therapy and human development

Deep-sea plastic accumulations by turbidity currents: NW South China sea

Which beverages burst with umami potential?

A vacuum-ultraviolet laser with submicrometer spot for spatially resolved photoemission spectroscopy

History of the Champagne vineyards revealed

Key switchgrass genes identified, which could mean better biofuels ahead

'Virtual anatomy' imaging yields new insight into ancient platypus fish

Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean

Revised Holocene temperature record affirms role of greenhouse gases in recent millennia

Even machines need their greens

Unique solar system views from NASA sun-studying missions

Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Spacewalking astronauts improve station's European lab

Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change

Measures used to reduce the spread of COVID found to reduce contacts 50-62 percent in school children

Study reveals precarious employment on the rise long before COVID-19

Expert in fluid dynamics explains how to reduce the risk of COVID-19 airborne transmission inside a car

Video: EDRS: the space data highway

Researchers seek higher living quality in high-density housing

Black parents protect children's privacy through home schooling, research shows

A new way to measure record-setting electron beams

Newly discovered molecule disrupts virus infections through protein quality control pathways

Simulating cities under pandemic conditions to make predictions about future outbreaks

What the Capitol Riot Data Download Shows about Social Media Vulnerabilities

How chromosomes evolve to create new forms of life

Keystone XL legal risks highlight dangers of putting investors before climate change

Domestic violence soars after natural disasters—prevention needs to be part of the emergency response

It's bee season. To avoid getting stung, just stay calm and don't swat

Astronomers discover new candidate redback millisecond pulsar

Detecting trace amounts of multiple classes of antibiotics in foods

Pandemic schmandemic: Investigating the linguistic quirk that lifts the mood

High-resolution structures of the archaerhodopsin-3 protein shed new light on receptor desensitization

BASE opens up new possibilities in the search for cold dark matter

How climate caprices can trigger plants

New light shed on behavior of giant carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus

Surprising behavior of transcription factors challenges theories of gene regulation

Detecting trace amounts of multiple classes of antibiotics in foods

Putting bugs on the menu, safely

A CubeSat will test out water as a propulsion system

Ultra-absorptive nanofiber swabs could improve SARS-CoV-2 test sensitivity

How Evolution Helps Us Understand Cancer and Control It

New method shows promise in identifying disease-fighting drug targets

Researchers reveal recipe for engineering ribosomes

OSIRIS-REx mission plans for May asteroid departure

Mathematical model verifies a correct understanding of epidemic's severity

How blood stem cells maintain their lifelong potential for self-renewal

Ancient proteins help track early milk drinking in Africa

Genome sequences for two wild tomato ancestors

Philippine forest trees threatened by deforestation and climate change

Arctic ocean expedition advances climate modeling

Giant Galaxies from the Universe's Childhood Challenge Cosmic Origin Stories

COVID-Overwhelmed Hospitals Strain Staff and Hope to Avoid Rationing Care

Not obese after all: Captive Asian elephants less fat than average human

Genome-editing tool TALEN outperforms CRISPR-Cas9 in tightly packed DNA

Carbon-chomping soil bacteria may pose hidden climate risk

This is how America gets its vaccines

Biden poised to halt fossil fuel leasing on federal land

Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruption

Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought

Pace of prehistoric human innovation could be revealed by 'linguistic thermometer'

Making wheat and peanuts less allergenic

Solar material can 'self-heal' imperfections, new research shows

The naming of Tooley crater

World's largest opinion survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-ranging action

Solar material can 'self-heal' imperfections