Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think

A future of helpful engineered 'living' machines?

New optics-on-a-chip device paves way to capturing fast chemical, material and biological processes

We'll Never Fix Systemic Racism by Being Polite

From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter

Was Cascadia's 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?

Deregulated US government oversight on interstate waters leaves murky implications for states

'Dead clades walking': Fossil record provides new insights into mass extinctions

Earthquakes continued after COVID-19-related oil and gas recovery shutdown

Was Cascadia's 1700 earthquake part of a sequence of earthquakes?

'Undruggable' cancer protein becomes druggable, thanks to shrub

Fixed network of smartphones provides earthquake early warning in Costa Rica

Why Are Police Using a World War I–Era Chemical Weapon on Civilians?

Warm waters draw sharks off Israel's Mediterranean coast

Archaeologists: Site of Harriet Tubman's father's home found

Astronauts flying reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time

Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think

Will Quantum Computing Ever Live Up to Its Hype?

Kamala Harris Lays Out Economic Priorities, Skips Climate Change

'Information theory' recruited to help scientists find cancer genes

What's Causing Michigan's COVID Surge, and Who's Getting Sick?

Boosting fiber optics communications with advanced quantum-enhanced receiver

Racial, ethnic diversity in schools influence mental health

Astronauts' mental health risks tested in the Antarctic

Study could lead to production of more efficient optoelectronic devices

Astronauts' mental health risks tested in the Antarctic

Researchers raise alarm over stalled adoption of biotechnology to improve food security

Stone skipping techniques can improve reentry of space vehicles

Reversal of blood droplet flight predicted, captured in experiments

Forensics puzzle cracked via fluid mechanical principles

Fearsome tyrannosaurs were social animals, study suggests

Oceanographers reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters

Ten ways to ensure bees benefit from the solar power boom

Biologists discover a new type of placental structure in animals

Clock's running out on climate change. California says it's time for giant carbon vacuums

Genome editing in farm animals: Chickens and pigs with integrated genetic scissors

Database developed on key mollusk to study pollution in coastal areas

Single metasurface for simultaneous detection of SAM and OAM

Combining light, superconductors could boost AI capabilities

Certain gut microbes make mosquitoes more prone to carry malaria parasite

A gene finding links severe canine juvenile epilepsy to mitochondrial dysfunction

Reliably detecting cocoa off-flavors

Holographic metasurface gas sensors for instantaneous visual alarms

Algorithm maps gene expression in space

Surpassing the lower limit on computing energy consumption

Video: Orbital debris threatens satellites

Asymmetric synthesis of aziridine with a new catalyst can help develop novel medicines

Water muting with THz optoacoustics: A breakthrough for biomedical applications

After 40 years, new fish species in named by students on Guam

Little Foot fossil shows early human ancestor clung closely to trees

Crucial action needed for coral reefs

UK vows to slash emissions by more than three-quarters by 2035

New bug discovery proves mite of Twitter

Domestic violence calls for help increased 20% during the pandemic

Teaching children to play chess found to decrease risk aversion

How the language you speak aligns to your genetic origins and may impact research on your health

Why it's good for kids to have friends from different socioeconomic backgrounds

Pandemic makes separation even scarier for people with a family member in prison

Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support

Slowing down can prevent premature burnout of 'McDonaldized' companies and staff

Cleaner fish from salmon farming affect wild populations

Research demonstrates how small amounts of strain can be used to control a material's properties

Testing Einstein's theory of gravity from the shadows and collisions of black holes

Despite promises by IOC, sustainability of Olympics has been decreasing

Scientists use fossil records to understand the present, predict future ecosystems

Social Status calculator shows what 'class' you would have been in Shakespeare's time

Buying school uniform post-lockdown 'unmanageable' for low income families

Database relaunch to help protect endangered maritime archaeology

Declining male fertility increases climate change vulnerability

Looking at the stars, or falling by the wayside? How astronomy is failing female scientists

Our attention is captured by eye-glance

Mars: How Ingenuity helicopter made the first flight on another planet

The mystery of a Picasso unveiled by scientists

Scientists produce the first anatomical atlas of Asian citrus pest

No quick fix for climate change

Leveraging technologies for peace and human rights

AI agent helps identify material properties faster

Exposure to microplastics may alter cellular function

Student achievement depends on reducing poverty now and after COVID-19

There's a lot more to Australia's red cedar than timber

What was the Medieval warm period?

Primary children not playing independently outside until much later than parents' generation

Scientists look to 'hot spot' for longest weather record

An ecofriendly technique to upcycle metal waste into multi-purpose aerogels

Freshwater salt pollution threatens ecosystem and human water security

Study inspects chemical composition of NGC 6544

Beehives Are Held Together by Their Mutual Gut Microbes

Price of food may influence decision to buy alcohol, new UK research suggests

Religion played an important role in Britain voting to leave the EU in 2016, research shows

New pulsed magnet reveals a new state of matter in Kondo insulator

Product proliferation may not work for certain products

Study finds reduction in milk production among anaplasmosis-infected cattle

Study shows how some bacteria withstand antibiotic onslaught

Atomic-level insights gained for a key lipid-binding protein implicated in cancer

NASA study predicts less Saharan dust in future winds

New guideline for pioneering conservation lawsuits to protect wildlife

Fake news and half-truths take a toll on financial markets

New catalyst for lower carbon dioxide emissions

2D nanomaterial MXene: The perfect lubricant for rovers

Understanding restoration: Mitigating impacts of land-use in the savannah

Genomes Reveal Humanity's Journey into the Americas

Dolphin Spins, Adolescent Brains and a Very Big Map

Can Natural Gas Be Part of a Low-Carbon Future?

Russia says to launch own space station in 2025

Kosovar biologist calls newly found insect after coronavirus

Volcanic Ash Threatens Pompeii's Buried Murals

Can extreme melt destabilize ice sheets?

The climate pledges of the world's top emitters

CO2 emissions set to surge, IEA warns

SpaceX set to take four astronauts to ISS Thursday

Mass fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs

Viking metalwork craft and expertise evolved from 8th to 9th century

Flushing a public toilet? Don't linger, because aerosolized droplets do

How many Anthropocenes

Surprising ionic and flow behaviors with functionalized nanochannels

Rock glaciers will slow Himalayan ice melt

Understanding spoilage and quality issues may improve American artisan cheesemaking industry

Snake venom complexity is driven by prey diet