Invasive species and climate change impact coastal estuaries

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Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birds

Study finds that frequent-flyer programs increase cost of business travel

Invasive species and climate change impact coastal estuaries

Scientists discover greener route to widely used industrial material

Researchers investigate quantum network solutions, by ground and by air

Collaborators observe quantum speed-up in optimization problems

NASA's Psyche spacecraft starts processing at Kennedy Space Center

Patient-derived micro-organospheres enable cutting-edge precision oncology

New shape memory alloy discovered through artificial intelligence framework

Cell division in moss and animals more similar than previously thought

A surging glow in a distant galaxy could change the way we look at black holes

New Drones Could Spot Wildfires Earlier, Even Help Snuff Them Out

Water scarcity predicted to worsen in more than 80% of croplands globally this century

How our brains influence language change

Misperceptions can threaten scientific advancement

Community focus can engage older people in climate change communications

Single photon emitter takes a step closer to quantum tech

New research on Pacific climate pattern may lead to improved cyclone forecasting

Supercomputing and neutrons crack code to uranium compound's signature vibes

Solving the mystery of frost hiding on Mars

Heart attack mortality rate higher in the US compared to other high-income countries

Breaking the shield that protects pancreatic cancer from immunotherapy

'Metalens' could disrupt vacuum UV market

Starting screening before age 50 is found to significantly reduce the risk and incidence of colorectal cancer in women

Water scarcity predicted to worsen in more than 80% of croplands globally this century

Why hungry worms take risks

How the brain says 'oops!'

In sediments below Antarctic ice, scientists discover a giant groundwater system

Only 10 vaquita porpoises survive, but species may not be doomed, scientists say

Understanding how sunscreens damage coral

Abortion Rights Are Good Health and Good Science

Researchers unravel the active phase in catalytic carbon dioxide reduction to methanol

Tropical vegetation benefits less from elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide than researchers previously thought

Only 10 vaquita porpoises survive, but species may not be doomed

Scientists define molecular movement that connects gut to brain to behavior in worm models

In sediments below Antarctic ice, scientists discover a giant groundwater system

Understanding how sunscreens damage coral

Land-building marsh plants are champions of CO2 capture

Investigating glowing glass droplets on the ISS

People want trustworthy researchers to have better access to their data. But only if they're told about it

Research reveals new record year of loan origination for lenders across the UK

'Metalens' could disrupt vacuum UV market

World needs food system 'transformation' to tackle climate: expert

Astronaut crew returning to Earth after six months on ISS

NASA climate research scientist wins World Food Prize

Only about 5% of plastic waste gets recycled in US, new report says

Tracking agricultural-related deforestation

Dynamic metasurfaces and metadevices empowered by graphene

Research on the photonic crystal topological state beyond the optical diffraction limit

Mechanism 'splits' electron spins in magnetic material

Women working for apps like Uber and Doordash often 'brush off' harassment

Highest degree of purity achieved for polarized X-rays

Craft products are experiencing soaring growth: Here's how firms are cashing in

'I didn't feel as if I fitted in at all': The real life challenges of social mobility

Active brown adipose tissue protects against 'pre-prediabetes'

Newly proposed search strategies improve computational cost of the bicycle-sharing problem

'Nanomagnetic' computing can provide low-energy AI

Australia is investigating a digital currency, or e-dollar, but its benefits seem slight and the risks to privacy large

New Canadian census report offers first-time insight on gender diversity

Advances in femtosecond laser direct writing of fiber Bragg gratings in multicore fibers

Researchers experimenting with new ways to design nanoparticle treatments for cancer

Resurrecting a 'lost' coral species

Reconfigurable silicon nanoantennas controlled by vectorial light field

Perpetrators of family violence sometimes use threats of suicide to control their partner

Hubble reveals surviving companion star in aftermath of supernova

Cell division in moss and animals more similar than previously thought

The fungal effector Rip 1 suppresses maize host defense responses

Nanoscale currents improve understanding of quantum phenomena

This kind of flirting works best

Researchers adapt social network analysis to model virus evolution

Protected areas saw dramatic spikes in fires during COVID lockdowns, study finds

'Nanomagnetic' computing can provide low-energy AI, researchers show

Double agents: How stomach stem cells change allegiance upon injury

Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel

Old Russian Rocket Motor Explodes in Orbit, Creating More Space Debris

DNA analysis of remains found in Norman Neolithic monumental cemetery suggest a patrilineal community

Researchers create flat magic window with liquid crystals

Promising treatment for dementia

Algorithm predicts which students will drop out of math courses

How mechanical ventilation affects the trajectories of aerosols that may carry viral particles

New Agapetes plant species reported from Medog, Tibet

Scientists reveal the neurocircuitry essential for animals to sense environmental cues of imminent danger

Scientists invent topological-cavity surface-emitting laser

Researchers create flat magic window with liquid crystals

Bolivian river dolphins observed playing with an anaconda

A thermal superconducting quantum interference proximity transistor

New Mexico and Arizona facing a dangerously early fire season

Copper, but not silver, is effective against SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces

Post-Roe, could states outlaw abortion pills?

What cattle conflicts say about identity in South Sudan

NASA rocket to measure Earth's life-supporting secret: A weak electric field

Sleep neuron activity boosts protective gene expression and safeguards survival

Rapid adaptation of deep learning teaches drones to survive any weather

Asia and Africa have similar aging burden as the West

New discovery to improve malaria elimination strategies

Identifying global poverty from space

Researchers investigate 'the Goose' pulsar wind nebula

The Download: A transplant disaster, and online abortion networks

Study proposes method of identifying global poverty from space

New study reveals the effect of extended space flight on astronauts' brains

Quantum mechanics could explain why DNA can spontaneously mutate

Iraq sandstorm sends more than 1,000 to hospital

New Zealand on verge of wiping out painful cattle disease

Report says Michigan 2020 dam failures were 'preventable'

Stanford gets $1B for climate change school from John Doerr