Why uncertainty makes us change our behavior -- even when we shouldn't

First academic research paper co-published on Instagram shows legacy of one of Algeria's most influential modern artists

Researchers propose a method of magnetizing a material without applying an external magnetic field

Ecologist uses statistics to reveal importance of climate change in controlling deep-sea biodiversity

Researchers find La Niña increases carbon export from Amazon River

Aerosols add a new wrinkle to climate change in the tropical Pacific Ocean

Researchers demonstrate the effectiveness of eDNA in the calculation of marine biodiversity

Liquid core fibers: A data river runs through them

A new spin on planet formation mysteries

Team identifies hormonal control loop that balances rest and activity

Scientists discover a surprising new way that tuberculosis suppresses immunity

Climate change to fuel increase in human-wildlife conflict

In plant cells, a conserved mechanism for perceiving mechanical force resides in unexpected location

Researchers kick-start magnetic spin waves at nanoscale in pursuit of low energy computing

Act on Climate Emergency Now to Prevent Millions of Deaths, Study Shows

Forest fires rage near Turkish resorts, killing three

Spaced out: Champagne growers scrap 100-year vine-distancing rule

World pledges $4B in push to repair COVID's education damage

Forgotten oil and gas wells linger, leaking toxic chemicals

The price of pests: Australia's $390 billion invasive species bill

Ground system for NASA's Roman Space Telescope moves into development

Clays, not water, are likely source of Mars 'lakes'

Experiment with working poor in India finds no impact from more night sleep

Infrastructure Deal Whittles Down Climate Spending

A new information storage and processing device

How light pollution affects animal orientation

Novel method of imaging silicon anode degradation may lead to better batteries

How to make up your mind when the glass seems half empty?

AI learns physics to optimize particle accelerator performance

Mars' bright south pole reflections may be clay—not water

Digitalisation of hotels in the COVID-19 pandemic

Why some employees resist delegation from their managers

Sediments from lake in Japan reveal stable climate led to origin of agriculture

Optimizing phase change material usage could reduce power plant water consumption

Employers must act now to make a success of hybrid working across the North of England

The soft 'spaghetti' of proteins that's essential for the resistance of bacteria

Non-native species cost Europe over 116 billion Euros from 1960 to 2020

Simulated microgravity system created to experiment with materials

Designing new ways to understand material

New Zealand is best placed to survive collapse

How ERF1 regulates flowering

New tool to improve 'cleaner fish' welfare in salmon farming

Collisions of light produce matter/antimatter from pure energy

Measuring New Zeeland's largest flood flows

Increased reporting and improved data collection needed on euthanasia for stranded marine mammals

New method to detect impact of sea level rise

Microbes can produce food, fuel and medicine: Math can make them even more useful

France's COVID health pass raises serious ethical questions

Italian astronomers discover new star cluster

Understanding past climate change 'tipping points' can help us prepare for the future

Scientists create UV-enabled flexible wearable technology

Rainfall becomes increasingly variable as climate warms

Shoring up the corn belt's soil health with NASA satellite data

A 'twist' brings new possibilities for ultra-thin 2D materials

NASA performs field test of 3D imaging system for descent and landing

NASA rocket carrying solar X-ray scanner set to launch

New study shows rats can make friends

Small proteins discovered to be regulators of the aging process

Ocean microbes reveal distribution of nitrogen-fixers at a global level

Machine-learning technique used to pinpoint quantum errors

Jupiter mission passes space vacuum test

New exotic matter particle, a tetraquark, discovered

Study: More tolerant primates have a greater need to communicate vocally

The Question Medical AI Can't Answer

Scientists observe gas re-accretion in dying galaxies for the first time

Russian lab module docks with space station after 8-day trip

Single-phase covalent organic frameworks membranes make CO2-selective separation possible

Study: Native, city-living bees and wasps thrive in large green spaces, flowering prairies

Southeast Europe heat wave seen as among worst in decades

'Trying to survive': Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes

Weapon grave of Suontaka, Hattula in Finland reveals flexible gender roles in the early Middle Ages

Alternating magnetic field-responsive nano-platform developed for controlled pesticide release

NFTs by chimpanzees, like 1950s primate art, raise questions about the nature of creativity

Study of nature preserve reveals more than 1,000 species and signs of changing oceans

Deep learning improves image reconstruction in optical coherence tomography using less data

Scientists observe gas re-accretion in dying galaxies for the first time

Geologists take Earth's inner temperature using erupted sea glass

Soil tested for hidden contaminants in community gardens

Earthly rocks point way to water hidden on Mars

Socioeconomic networks and built environments of cities contribute to lower rates of psychological depression

New book helps readers spot online health scams

Weird, noodle-shaped amphibians known as caecilians found in South Florida canal

Using algorithms to determine sentencing may reduce length of prison sentences

Why screen time alone says little about your smartphone behaviour

Why animals recognise numbers but only humans can do math

How the Galileo Project will search the skies for alien technology

City-living bees benefit most from specific types of urban ‘greening’

The Human Framework for Alien Life

Harvard's Avi Loeb Thinks We Should Study UFOs--and He's Not Wrong

World's first 'green' synthesis of plastics from CO2

Dead, shriveled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia: We need your help to find out why

New research helps explain diversity of life and paradox of sex

Scientists use radiography to understand the evolution of liquid and solid microjets

The second-coldest imaged exoplanet found to date

Report: Barriers to elected office for disabled people

New 'green status of species' measures impact of conservation action

UK warmer and wetter due to climate change: study

Entire Buildings Can Be Wrapped in Jackets to Save Energy

More carbon emissions will kill more people; here's how many

US subsidies boost the expected profits and development of new oil and gas fields

The best vaccine incentive might be paid time off

Spin-sonics: Acoustic wave gets the electrons spinning

UNESCO awards Gabon's Ivindo park World Heritage status

'We need more people': Exhausted firefighters battle Siberia blazes

Waste pickers fear for future at Senegalese mega dump

8.2 magnitude earthquake off Alaskan peninsula, small tsunami

Measuring conservation in a way that counts

Warning over start of commercial-scale deep-sea mining

Studies uncover details of 'exhausted' immune cells in patients with chronic infections