Star Systems Can Be Born Topsy-Turvy

The “staged rollout” of gene-modified babies could start with sickle-cell disease

How to imitate natural spring-loaded snapping movement without losing energy

NASA eyes typhoon Haishen's 10 mile-wide eye

Drone survey reveals large earthwork at ancestral Wichita site in Kansas

To make a better sensor, just add noise

Wool-like material can remember and change shape

NASA finds Maysak becoming extra-tropical

To make a better sensor, just add noise

In butterfly battle of sexes, males deploy 'chastity belts' but females fight back

Hearing loss in naked mole-rats is an advantage, not a hardship

Megafire does not deter Yosemite's spotted owls

A 400-year-old chamois will serve as a model for research on ice mummies

Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained

New observations show planet-forming disc torn apart by its three central stars

Start here to make a protein: Structure of mRNA initiation complex could give insight into cancer and other diseases

A spicy silver lining

The wilds of one Lake Ontario bay reveal how coastal habitats suffer from changing climate, human choices

Could plants help us find dead bodies? Forensic botanists want to know

Wildfires produce minerals that freeze clouds

Novel insights of how prostate cancer causes secondary tumors

How to Decide Who Should Get a COVID-19 Vaccine First

Radiologists find chest X-rays highly predictive of COVID-19

Excitable cells: Tracking the evolution of electrical signalling in plants

Near-optimal chip-based photon source developed for quantum computing

Crunchy, complex: Three new apples released

NASA-NOAA satellite catches Hurricane Nana making landfall under cover of night

How we sleep today may forecast when Alzheimer's disease begins

High levels of toxic flame retardant chemicals found in dust inside college classrooms

Editing immune response could make gene therapy more effective

Better customer care on Twitter leads to nearly 20% increase in customer satisfaction

Tear gas should be banned, researchers find; here's why

Tiny biological package gets drug right to the 'heart' of transplant rejection

An unusual superconductor

New species of freshwater Crustacea found in the hottest place on earth

New mathematical method shows how climate change led to fall of ancient civilization

Researchers develop low-cost, drop-on-demand printing technique

Zimbabwe finds 10 more dead elephants, suspects bacteria

Safe thresholds for antibiotics in sewage needed to help combat antibiotic resistance

Study reveals lactose tolerance happened quickly in Europe

Could plants help us find dead bodies? Forensic botanists want to know

Social experiences impact zebrafish from an early age

Old males vital to elephant societies

NASA's Terra Satellite provides clear picture of wind shear battering Omar

Autonomous robot plays with NanoLEGO

Innovative biocontainment unit shows promise to protect healthcare workers

Nanoscale engines far colder than even deepest outer space

True size of prehistoric mega-shark finally revealed

The ALICE TPC is upgraded

LHC creates matter from light

Comprehensive look at US fuel economy standards show big savings on fuel and emissions

New dating of Nebra sky disk

New computational tool enables prediction of key functional sites in proteins based on structure

IBM announces AI based chemistry lab: RoboRXN

20% less water in Murray-Darling rivers than expected under Basin Plan

New species of freshwater crustacea found in the hottest place on Earth

The music app that helps school children play in socially distanced orchestras

Policymakers should pre-plan for earthquake cordon use

Scientists discover new rules about 'runaway' transcription

Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites

Nature's soundtrack returns after centurylong absence

New research reveals these 20 Australian reptiles are set to disappear by 2040

Exploring the impact of climate change on energy systems at both a global and regional scale

Scientists capture rare footage of mother skink fighting a deadly brown snake to protect her babies

Floating a boat on the underside of a liquid

Have we just stumbled on the biggest productivity increase of the century?

Climate change and the tyranny of psychological distance

Scientists name 20 Australian snakes and lizards on path to extinction

The growth and decline in Rapa Nui's population is a lesson for our future

Everything you always wanted to know about the economics of dating sites (but were afraid to ask)

Australia likely to experience up to 35% more El Niños under new projections

Lab-grown earthquakes reveal the frictional forces acting beneath our feet

A New View of Sexual Harassment in the Sciences

Children can have COVID-19 antibodies and virus in their system simultaneously

New approach can improve monitoring of contaminants in groundwater

Diverse supply chains are a win for society—and for business

Study reveals RNA G-quadruplex structures in nature for the first time

Researchers analyze safety of industrial hemp as cattle feed

Researchers develop dual-excitation decoding strategy for high-accuracy thermal sensing

Making more of methane

Science on the Small Screen, Retro Style

Physicists Create City-Sized Ultrasecure Quantum Network

How an overload of riot porn is driving conflict in the streets

Amazon railroad plan unites unlikely allies in opposition

Vega rocket launches from French Guiana

Record CO2 emissions for Arctic wildfires: EU

New test can detect crown-of-thorns starfish as quickly as a home pregnancy kit

Researchers warn of food-web threats from common insecticides

Digital gardens let you cultivate your own little bit of the internet

An unexpected origin story for a lopsided black hole merger

Team engineers new treatment for drug-resistant bacterial infections

Newly identified gene grants tomatoes resistance to bacterial speck disease

Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders

Familial incarceration negatively impacts mental health for African American women

Aviation contributes 3.5% to the drivers of climate change that stem from humans

Researchers identify five types of cat owner

Plant pathogens reorder physical structures of effectors to escape plant recognition

Physicists nudge atoms within less than a trillionth of a second