New material aids in neural stimulation using light

A new model for group decision-making shows how 'followers' can influence the outcome

Ultrafast electron microscopy leads to pivotal discovery

Forensic anthropological work dealing with ancestry may mistakenly support idea that racial differences are biological

Comparing the pathogen numbers in backyard and commercial composts

A new model for group decision-making shows how 'followers' can influence the outcome

California winds shifting as wildfire battles go on

Cultural backlash: Is LGBTQ progress an attack on Christianity?

Ending prices with ".99" can backfire on sellers

Engineers test liquid acquisition device aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket

Learning biology by playing with proteins

Your sense of smell may be the key to a balanced diet

Researchers use stem cells to make insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells

NASA's Perseverance rover plans next sample attempt on Mars

Climate change challenge: Scientists' terminology is confounding the public

Highly conductive and elastic nanomembrane for skin electronics

AI algorithm solves structural biology challenges

Plant roots and animals embryos rely on the same chemical for successful development

Allow 'nonuse rights' to conserve natural resources

How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Smoking Deaths

Humanitarians Push to Vaccinate in Conflict Zones

Blue Origin launches artwork, moon-landing test into space

Using yeast to create alternative petrochemical processes

When humans disturb marine mammals, it's hard to know the long-term impact

Webb completes testing and prepares for trip to Europe's Spaceport

For copepods, there is no free lunch when coping with climate change

For copepods, there is no free lunch when coping with climate change

Climate change is accelerating, according to comprehensive study

Ocean surface climates may disappear by 2100: study

Caribbean tropical depression could become major hurricane

Asian giant hornet nest destroyed in Washington state

Fire ravages Esrange Space Centre in northern Sweden

Researchers develop a carbon spring with high compressibility and stretchability

Heat stress in dairy cows damages health of calves

Heat stress in dairy cows shown to damage health of calves

Space: The wooden frontier

One in three Americans had COVID-19 by the end of 2020, study estimates

Will it be safe for humans to fly to Mars?

A mechanism underlying most common cause of epileptic seizures revealed

Female hummingbirds avoid harassment by looking as flashy as males

Engineers create double layer of borophene for first time

Plants evolved ability to actively control water-loss earlier than previously thought

Fewer El Niño and La Niña events in a warmer world

Can toxic algae kill humans? California health officials are warning of these poisonous blooms

Material efficiency holds great potential for climate neutrality

A laboratory's "irritating" byproduct now supplies 2D materials research

Secrets of COVID-19 transmission revealed in turbulent puffs

California wildfire dangers may be spreading to the south

New form of carbon tantalises with prospects for electronics

Why students learn better when they move their bodies instead of sitting still at their desks

Four studies devoted to understanding how mutations accumulate in human cells over time

Why companies invest in local social media influencers

Surprisingly popular voting algorithm developed to recover ranked choices

Nature of fast radio bursts clarified

Scientists get photons to interact with pairs of atoms for the first time

A thermoelectric ink that turns car exhaust pipes into power generators

Experiment to grow miniature human tissue on the International Space Station

Non-magnetic shell coating of magnetic nanoparticles as key factor for cytotoxicity

Public perception of scientific results distorted by colorful graphics

COVID-19 lockdown last year brought early spring to China

Vulnerable women most likely to seek out sexual assault centers

New study unveils thermoelectric ink that turns car exhaust pipes into power generators

Ancient woman's DNA provides first evidence for the origin of a mysterious lost culture: The Toaleans

Study unveils strain-induced quantum phase transitions in magic-angle graphene

Attribution science says climate change to blame for some extreme weather events

Back to school: Educators and families confront learning loss and mental health challenges

Ingenuity Mars helicopter sees potential rover road ahead

A Neanderthal hunting camp in the center of the Iberian Peninsula

Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow-in-the-dark milky seas of maritime lore

What mining, oil and gas industries can learn from a city that went from major pollution to thriving environment

Visualizing microscopic 3D displacements over large areas

MOGONET provides more holistic view of biological processes underlying disease

Manned Mars mission viable if it doesn't exceed four years, concludes international research team

Volcanic eruptions may have spurred first 'whiffs' of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere

New strategy for promoting the reuse of carbon fiber reinforced plastics

'Do-gooders,' conservatives and reluctant recyclers: How personal morals can be harnessed for climate action

Discovery of fastest ever magnetic wave propagation

New insulation material provides more efficient electricity distribution

Novel aggregation-induced enhanced emission aromatic molecule discovered

Research supports FDA recommendation: Patients with implanted medical devices should keep their smart phones and watches at least six inches away

Since greater gliders were listed as 'vulnerable,' humans have destroyed more of their habitat

Why the changing color of streetlights could be a danger for insect populations

Three ways to improve students' online search skills while learning from home

How COVID, Inequality and Politics Make a Vicious Syndemic

Advanced civilizations could be using Dyson spheres to collect energy from black holes

Fracking comes at the expense of water quality

Development of Cd-free quantum dot synthesis technology

On Kindness and Grief

Mobile alert app for missing people with dementia

Why Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Is So Reviled

COVID-19 and masking impact emotional labor performance

Identifying the movement of mercury emissions into nearby waterways

Precipitation in Central Asia shaped by sea surface temperature over tropical Pacific and North Atlantic

Cell factory that can produce high-purity DHA

Too Many Scientists Still Say Caucasian

Unraveling the Mystery of Why Children Are Better Protected from COVID Than Adults

Artificial intelligence to help predict Arctic sea ice loss

Titan-in-a-glass experiments hint at mineral makeup of Saturn moon

Degradable coatings for compostable paper food packaging block grease and oil

Hackers are trying to topple Belarus’s dictator, with help from the inside

From the shadows: the secret, threatened lives of bats

Spain's Mar Menor lagoon 'paradise' spits out tonnes of dead fish

Spain judge nixes backup site for disputed Hawaii telescope

EXPLAINER: Is Hawaii's Kilauea volcano going to erupt again?

New sensor detects valuable rare earth element terbium from non-traditional sources

Physical activity in children can be improved through 'exergames'

New class of habitable exoplanets represent a big step forward in the search for life

Physical activity in children can be improved through ‘exergames’

New class of habitable exoplanets represent a big step forward in the search for life