EXPLAINER: Why India has repeated air pollution problems

Exploding and weeping ceramics provide path to new shape-shifting material

Using virtual fluid for the description of interfacial effects in metallic materials

Twin of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover begins terrain tests

Parental depression is associated with worse childhood mental health, educational attainment, study finds

Alien organisms – hitchhikers of the galaxy?

Food scientists create zinc index for human body

Study challenges standard ideas about piezoelectricity in ferroelectric crystals

Researchers reveal structure of itch receptors on cells

Contrary to popular belief, no great migration in pandemic

When the gut's internal ecosystem goes awry, could an ancient but gross-sounding treatment make it right?

DIY radiative cooler developed to serve as a research standard

New knowledge towards increasing carbon dioxide uptake in plants

Different kinds of marine phytoplankton respond differently to warming ocean temperatures, say researchers

Florida surpasses a grim milestone: One thousand dead manatees

Visualizing temperature transport: An unexpected technique for nanoscale characterization

Magnetic symmetry is not just like looking in a mirror

Genetic changes in Bronze Age Southern Iberia

Exploring links between financial knowledge, age and gender in Japan

'Volcanic winter' likely contributed to ecological catastrophe 250 million years ago: study

Magnetene: Graphene-like 2D material leverages quantum effects to achieve ultra-low friction

'Landmark' study probes crucial phase of embryo development

Deciphering the impact of gene loss on biological evolution

International Treaty to Phase Out Potent Greenhouse Gas Goes to the Senate

Chemistry breakthrough leads way to more sustainable pharmaceuticals

Plastic shields could be answer to COVID risk for motorbike taxis

Insulation using popcorn?

The next step in understanding the interaction among hadrons

The 35 Innovators Under 35 competition for 2022 is now open for nominations

A glimpse of deformation in helium-8

Newly-identified state in bacteria has major implications for antibiotic treatment and resistant strains

New plants developed that produce and release sex pheromones to fight plant pests

Friend or foe: Do online recommender tools really improve decision making?

New technique improves conversion of carbon dioxide into liquid fuels

Advanced microscopes help scientists understand how cells break down proteins

COVID Can Cause Strange Eye and Ear Symptoms

Advanced microscopes help scientists understand how cells break down proteins

The social cost of nitrous oxide is understated under current estimates, new analysis concludes

We Must Improve Equity in Cancer Screening

Shape-morphing microrobots deliver drugs to cancer cells

Sumatran baby elephant dies after trunk snared in poacher trap

Study explores the origin of clonal dominance in excitable cell networks

EU plans to ban food imports from deforested areas

German farm to cull 4,000 pigs after swine fever detected

Study points to agricultural and industrial sources as the main cause of increasing atmospheric methane

There may be more bird species in the tropics than we know

Study sheds more light on the nature of galaxy cluster ACT-CL J0019.6+0336

What's in a flame? The surprising mystery of how soot forms

Staying green: Genes responsible for leaf browning after pesticide treatment identified

Why drinking water needs monitoring for HIV drugs

Efficient catalyst for the light-driven methanation of CO2

Image: Nebula churns out massive stars in new Hubble image

NASA extends Hubble operations contract, provides mission update

NASA study traces decade of ammonia air pollution in Africa

Researchers study TikTok platform's use in academia

NASA's Eyes on the Earth puts the world at your fingertips

The impact of flowering plants on the evolution of life on Earth

Researchers create novel molecules that serve as ziplines for energy

New group of antibacterial molecules identified

Tech companies underreport CO2 emissions

Researchers design new support structure for space-based rectangular curved prisms

Does batting second in T20 world cup cricket offer a crucial advantage? A statistics professor explains

New group of antibacterial molecules identified

Shape-morphing microrobots deliver drugs to cancer cells

Bacteria as climate heroes

There may be more bird species in the tropics than we know

Perceptual links between sound and shape may unlock origins of spoken words

Virtual fluid for the description of interfacial effects in metallic materials

Survey shows huge bird population drop in Europe and the UK over past 40 years

New approach could overcome fungal resistance to current treatments

Study sheds light on an important Pacific-to-Atlantic connecting current

Combining muography with existing technology to improve volcanic eruption predictions

Complexion is a basis for the aesthetics of clothing color choices

Beating biofilms: New study identifies essential genes for bacterial survival

Artificial intelligence used to recognise primate behaviours in the wild

Testing mini-radar to peer inside asteroid

Glyphosate pesticide does not cause mortality in bumble bees

Alien organisms: Hitchhikers of the galaxy?

The Importance of Spotting Cancer's Warning Signs

New powerful method to explore phase transitions in strongly correlated quantum systems

Cosmic dust may be key source of phosphorus for life on Earth

Study suggests face masks do not muddle speech perception

Racism isn't rocket science—it's more complicated

Scientists improving the 'crystal ball' for better climate predictions

New yeast biodiversity for brewing

Young and ethnic minority workers were hardest hit at the start of COVID, but not anymore

How big tech is changing who's in charge of our rights and freedoms

World's oldest guide to brewing sake receives first English translation

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Researchers identify broccoli genes that affect freshness

Gun violence soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the reasons are complex

Shortages and empty shelves: How the supply chain became so fractured

Human proteoform project to map proteins in human body

New approach could overcome fungal resistance to current treatments

A wild strawberry aroma for foods—from a fungus growing on fruit waste

Mysteries of Ancient Egypt's Sacred Baboons Revealed

Astronomical object found by amateur identified as new dwarf galaxy

Birds' feeding habits are affected by their personality and self-control

Ultra-thin film of magnetite optimized for spintronics

We can't let markets decide the future of removing carbon from the atmosphere

How plants survive in one of the driest places on Earth, and what they can tell us about climate change

After COP26, climate scientist says the world is on thin ice

How the spin-off benefits of climate action will improve life for everyone

Glass as stable as crystal: Homogeneity leads to stability

New hope for ancient spider species feared extinct on Kangaroo Island

Protect nature to avoid future pandemics

Fishing for solutions to the plastic problem

Virtual histology approach lays groundwork for tissue analysis during surgery

Study offers new insights into how we comprehend and evaluate pronunciation

A brief history of minimal surfaces and the ants that love them

Novel strategy to fabricate 3D-MXene-based electrocatalyst for nitrogen reduction to ammonia

Novel aptamer-SERS detection protocol to detect hepatic inflammation related miR-122

Researchers develop global timber tree barcoding library

In-orbit test conducted on polarization crossfire sensor suite aboard China's hyperspectral Earth Observation satellite

Human rights to water of millions endangered by large-scale agriculture and industries

Genetic diversity gives wild populations their best chance at long-term survival

Breaking down glycosides in the gut and in nature

If we couch scientific misconduct as social misconduct the wider effects can be seen more clearly

DogPhone could empower 'pandemic pups' to stay in touch with their owners

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found by River Cam

This new startup has built a record-breaking 256-qubit quantum computer

Great Apes' Biggest Threat Is Human Activity, Not Habitat Loss

Scientists Plan Private Mission to Hunt for Earths around Alpha Centauri

'Portable Oasis' Extracts Water from Dry Desert Air

New holographic camera sees the unseen with high precision

It's official: Science says grannies are good for you

Japan experts craft 'super clone' of destroyed Afghan mural

'Find a solution,' say residents as smog blankets Pakistan's Lahore

Satellite attack: the mounting arms race in space

Schools, plants close as Indian capital is smothered by smog

After record low, monarch butterflies return to California

Co-op students can play a bigger role in advancing United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

Newer consumer product industry CEOs more likely to issue recalls than veteran leaders

Woodland and hedgerow creation can play crucial role in action to reverse declines in pollinators

Unvaccinated: The kids aren’t alright

`Oh, snap!’ A record-breaking motion at our fingertips

How grandmothers' brains react to the sight of their grandchildren

Physicists reveal non-reciprocal flow around the quantum world

Life on Mars search could be misled by false fossils, study says

Inspired by art, researchers find the finger snap to have the highest acceleration the human body produces

Machine learning IDs mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2

Life on Mars search could be misled by false fossils, study says

Physicists reveal non-reciprocal flow around the quantum world