A wave of ransomware hits US hospitals as coronavirus spikes

Fungal species naturally suppresses cyst nematodes responsible for major sugar beet losses

Team finds path to nanodiamond from graphene

'Time machine' offers new pancreatic cancer drug testing approach

Researcher uses computer vision to determine which politicians' Instagram posts resonate most

Researchers develop a method for tuning biomolecular receptors for affinity and cooperativity

Losing ground in biodiversity hotspots worldwide

Corporations directing our attention online more than we realize

Fed up with the election? Science explains how politics got so awful

Trump administration drops gray wolf from endangered species list

Wild horse found dead on the Outer Banks—but cause is a mystery, officials say

Here's why shark researchers are concerned about a potential COVID-19 vaccine

Climate Change Sets a Drought Trap for U.S. Corn

Impact craters reveal details of Titan's dynamic surface weathering

Experiment uses smart city lighting to measure streetlight emissions

How many habitable planets are out there?

Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth

A groundbreaking genetic screening tool for human organoids

Citizen astronomers reshape asteroids from their backyard

Water fleas on 'happy pills' have more offspring

Asteroid Ryugu shaken by Hayabusa2's impactor

Using better colours in science

Density fluctuations in amorphous silicon discovered

Violent cosmic explosion revealed by ALMA: The merging of massive protostars?

Molecular compass for cell orientation

High-sugar diet can damage the gut, intensifying risk for colitis

Study of ancient dog DNA traces canine diversity to the Ice Age

Hybrid photoactive perovskites imaged with atomic resolution for the first-time

New Denisovan DNA expands diversity, history of species

Denisovan DNA in the genome of early East Asians

Study: Republicans and Democrats hate the other side more than they love their own side

Spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon aren't as different as they seem

Toward next-generation molecule-based magnets

Streetlights contribute less to nighttime light emissions in cities than expected

LIGO and Virgo announce 39 new gravitational wave discoveries during first half of third observing run

Probing water for an electrifying cause

New study on the impact of digitalization—how does 5G affect the climate?

Measuring the expansion of the universe: The importance of measuring velocity

How star formation is 'quenched' in galaxies

Assessing the viability of small modular nuclear reactors

An early dark energy model could solve an expanding cosmological conundrum

Better thermoelectric properties achieved in n-type composite

Visible light-induced bifunctional rhodium catalysis developed for decarbonylative coupling of imides with alkynes

Fluorophore's electron deficiency influences recognition performance of near-infrared fluorescent probes

Researchers find new distinct species in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province

Soot particles influence global warming more than previously assumed

Researchers form ultra-strong coupling between photons and atoms

World's record entanglement storage sets up a milestone for Quantum Internet Alliance

Researchers develop new gelatin microcarrier for cell production

Large losses of ammonium-nitrogen from a rice ecosystem under elevated carbon dioxide

Why Hatred and 'Othering' of Political Foes Has Spiked to Extreme Levels

Study looks into the connection between religion and equal pay

Bioenergy research team sequences miscanthus genome

Radical diagnostic could save millions of people at risk of dying from blood loss

How Twitter takes votes away from Trump but not from Republicans

Scientists launch quest to develop quantum sensors for probing quantum materials

To see what makes AI hard to use, ask it to write a pop song

Hubble finds 'Greater Pumpkin' galaxy pair

Trust levels in AI predicted by people's relationship style

Where were Jupiter and Saturn born?

Neutrons make structural changes in molecular brushes visible

'Lazy use' of term populist has helped to legitimize far-right politics

Identifying biomolecule fragments in ionising radiation

Study reveals robust performance in aged detonator explosive

Indonesian activists slam 'Jurassic Park' plan for Komodo dragon habitat

A new method to measure optical absorption in semiconductor crystals

Big data, machine learning shed light on Asian reforestation successes

'Moderate to strong' La Nina this year: UN

Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos

Chickens to be culled after bird flu found on Dutch farm

Nature loss means deadlier future pandemics, UN warns

Misleading mulch: Researchers find contents of mulch bags do not match claims

Potential impact of COVID-19 school closures on academic achievement

Decades-long effort revives ancient oak woodland

Voter participation predicts compliance with social distancing

Copolymer helps remove pervasive PFAS toxins from environment

Academies' report reviews debate on genome editing for crop improvement

Monitoring waterlogging

Food FOMO contributing to Gen Z food waste

Individual red foxes prefer different foods in the city and the countryside

Shining a (UV) light on the glow-in-the-dark platypus

Bound for the EU, American-made biomass checks the right boxes

American suburbs radically changed over the decades – and so have their politics

To save threatened plants and animals, restore habitat on farms, ranches and other working lands

Face mask aims to deactivate virus to protect others

Touch and taste? It's all in the tentacles: Researchers uncover how the sensors in octopus suction cups work

These spiders can hear

U.S. fails to protect wolverines, again

Boo! How do Mexican cavefish escape predators?

Scientists discover new anti-cancer molecule

Sensors driven by machine learning sniff-out gas leaks fast

Sensors driven by machine learning sniff-out gas leaks fast

Scientists discover new structures in the smallest ice cube

How do Mexican cavefish escape predators?

Standardized measures needed to screen kinship foster placements

Researchers develop novel process that turns waste into nutritional supplements

Researchers find direction decided by rate of coin flip in quantum world

Chemical scissors snip 2-D transition metal dichalcogenides into nanoribbon

Waiter there's a black soldier fly in my soup

Can we get along? Resilience can help promote civil discourse

An Earth-sized rogue planet discovered in the Milky Way

New covalent organic framework using boron and phosphorus allows for better connectivity

Truncated immune system receptors may regulate cellular activity

Raising the bar through authentic research

Landscape to atomic scales: Researchers apply new approach to pyrite oxidation

Scientists discover key pathway in lysosomes that coronaviruses use to exit cells

Study probes connection between diet quality and environmental sustainability

Directly observing intracellular nanoparticle formation with nano-computed tomography

Early economic action in response to pandemic mitigated downturn

Study finds female authors underrepresented as sole authors, first authors, part of authorship teams

Bumper crop of black holes in new gravitational wave paper

Study sheds light on critically endangered beluga whale population

Genome and satellite technology reveal recovery rates and impacts of climate change on southern right whales

Pterosaurs undergo dental examination to reveal clues about diets and lifestyles

NASA's Webb to examine objects in the graveyard of the solar system

Novel approach in organic chemistry enables boron to be added to molecules with high precision

Teachers among happiest professionals

Study investigates symbiotic recurrent nova V3890 Sgr

Study shows comets impacted start of life on earth

International team tracks record-setting smoke cloud from Australian wildfires

Seesaw of Indo-Pacific summer monsoons triggered by the tropical Atlantic Ocean

Your dog's nose knows no bounds – and neither does its love for you

4.5-bil­lion-year-old ice on comet 'fluffi­er than cap­puc­ci­no froth'

Water quality: a matter of perspective

Criminals specializing in illicit tobacco sales shun the dark web

Reimagining education for today's complex and fast-changing world

Life after death: How insects rise from the dead and transform corpses into skeletons

Researchers reveal the origins of merging black holes

Smart solution to detect seafood spoilage

Living with the train wreck: how research can harness the power of visual storytelling

Rather than recalling unsafe products, why not ensure they're safe in the first place?

Graphene-based memory resistors show promise for brain-based computing

How Do We Prevent War in Space?

Graphene-based memory resistors show promise for brain-based computing

New data show a number of opportunities exist for states to lift working families out of poverty with the earned income

Climate Change Is Central to California's Wildfires

Voters should resist blaming every election glitch on political interference

Black hole 'family portrait' is most detailed to date

Doubts about safety of Flint's water 6 years after crisis

Giant metallic 'steed' traverses Iceland's threatened glacier

Hurricane Zeta slams into Louisiana coast

Red coating contaminates SpaceX rockets, delays crew launch

Male fin whales surprise scientists by swapping songs

America’s technological leadership is at stake in this election

Election Science Stakes: Climate

Ancient marine predator had a built-in float