U.S. excess deaths rose nearly 23 percent in 2020, study finds

Size of raindrops can help identify potentially habitable planets outside our solar system

NASA's Curiosity team names Martian hill that serves as mission 'gateway'

Nearly half of those convicted of sharing explicit images of partners online show remorse

Model reveals surprising disconnect between physical characteristics and genetic ancestry in certain populations

How climate change affects Colombia's coffee production

Elasticity to position microplates on curved 2D fluids

Research team discovers use of elasticity to position microplates on curved 2D fluids

New method expands the world of small RNAs

Biodiversity's healthy byproduct—nutrient-rich seafood

Overfishing of Atlantic cod likely did not cause genetic changes: study

New web app ranks spillover risk for newly detected viruses

A diversity of wildlife is good for our health

A sun reflector for Earth? Scientists explore the potential risks and benefits

An artful study of cellular development in leaves

The CDC’s $1.75 billion sequencing boom may be throwing money at the wrong problem

Research lab identifies a genetic heart variant that leads to trouble for Maine Coon Cats

NIST demo adds key capability to atom-based radio communications

Researchers develop 99.9% accurate genetic test for early detection of Palmer Amaranth

Video: What are forever chemicals, and do they last forever?

Buildings – Concrete on the double

Hikers scramble as new fissure opens up at Icelandic volcano

Scientists unlock the secrets of glacier-fed streams, from Greenland to Switzerland

Computational tool for materials physics growing in popularity

Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19

DNA methylation from bacteria and microbiome using nanopore technology

Study reveals uncertainty in how much carbon the ocean absorbs over time

Ozone pollution harms maize crops, study finds

Drought is back. But Southern California faces less pain than Northern California

Study shows masks, ventilation stop COVID spread better than social distancing

New paper explores possible effects of bridge construction on manatees

Nonlinear wave mixing facilitates subwavelength imaging

Researchers extend the life of a dipolar molecule

This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement

Beef industry can cut emissions with land management, production efficiency

Female sheep found to prefer less dominant males when mating

Development of source technology for the use of wearable devices without recharging

Piping plovers breed less and move more in the northern great plains

Study highlights benefits of tax planning for companies facing financial constraints

Scientists achieve single-photon imaging over 200 kilomters

Team uses mass spectrometry to study composition of meteorites

New 'quantum' approach helps solve an old problem in materials science

Seagrass Forests Counteract Ocean Acidification

Possible effects of bridge construction on manatees

Lightning strikes will more than double in Arctic as climate warms

CRISPR-SNP-chip enables amplification-free electronic detection of single point mutations

'Nuclear speckle' structures inside cells enhance gene activity, may help block cancers

This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement

Increased winter snowmelt threatens western water resources

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Touches Down, Prepares for Flight

Fireflies have a potential—protective 'musical armor' against bats

Streamlining the process of materials discovery

Deep dive into key COVID-19 protein is a step toward new drugs, vaccines

Adult nocturnal fishflies found to visit flowers for food

What's Next in the Search for COVID's Origins

Humans were apex predators for two million years

Ultrashort peptides go a long way for tissue engineering

Boston's Pigeons Coo, 'Wicked'; New York's Birds Coo, 'Fuhgeddaboudit'

Actor in a supporting role: Substrate effects on 2D layers

Software package enables deeper understanding of cancer immune responses

Men who identify as feminists are having more—and more varied—sex

Space mining is not science fiction, and Canada could figure prominently

Unusual flaring activity observed from the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 4559 X7

We Must Enhance--but also Decolonialize--America's Global Health Diplomacy

To speed discovery, infrared microscopy goes 'off the grid'

Researcher reports cannibalistic echinoderm underwater dwellers

Anti-Asian American violence in the US: The deeper history behind the current crisis

Astronomer publishes survey of young stars

A Swiss army knife for genomic data

Under the radar: Searching for stealthy supersymmetry

Curbs on press freedom come with a cost, new research reveals

Floodplains are an extension of a river: How we connect with them needs to change

How to Debunk Misinformation about COVID, Vaccines and Masks

Doping by athletes could become tougher to hide with new detection method

Avoiding a bitter end for coffee from climate change

If astronomers see isoprene in the atmosphere of an alien world, there's a good chance there's life there

How ethically sourced chocolate can support wildlife

Texans blame variety of factors for severity of winter storm, support reform attempts

Hand signals improve video meeting success

Scientists develop a safe, cheap technology for disinfection of packed eggs

At the crossroads of cell survival and death

Killer Leaves Emerge from Plant-Butterfly Arms Race

Making cleaner, greener plastics from waste fish parts

Paleopharmaceuticals from Baltic amber might fight drug-resistant infections

Doping by athletes could become tougher to hide with new detection method

How the pandemic is fueling the tech industry’s union push

Rescuers hampered by damaged roads, more rain in Indonesia

New paper shows benefits of Louisiana coastal restoration to soil carbon sequestration

New study ties solar variability to the onset of decadal La Nina events