Largest comet ever observed was active at near-record distance

Strong winds power electric fields in the upper atmosphere

Can lithium cure what ails the Salton Sea?

Stem cell memories may drive wound repair, and also chronic disease

New study shows the largest comet ever observed was active at near-record distance

Artificial intelligence that understands object relationships

Heart repair and regeneration after a heart attack

Timber or steel? Study helps builders reduce carbon footprint of truss structures

Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered

De-cluttering may not help people with dementia

Which glioblastoma patients will respond to immunotherapy?

Team builds first living robots that can reproduce

'Transformational' approach to machine learning could accelerate search for new disease treatments

Study outlines challenges to ongoing clean-up of burnt and unburnt nurdles along Sri Lanka's coastline

Researchers propose a simpler design for quantum computers

Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles

Uncovering a promising use case for exosomes

A catalytic recipe for transforming quantum states

Satellites reveal Arctic rivers are changing faster than we thought

Scientists determine the mode of action of essential proteins involved in cancer and Alzheimer's disease

Lake Michigan's November surface temperature—hovering around 50 degrees—'really warm for this time of year'

Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered

Cape Cod sea turtle strandings increase after slow start

Experts, activists say health equity needs more emphasis in fight against climate change

Deadly bacteria found in large group of stranded porpoises

Novel carbon-coated bimetallic catalyst for in-situ aqueous phase hydrodeoxygenation

Sparking new insights into dye chemistry

Intense correlationship proved between irradiation damage and performances of tritium breeding materials

Molding, patterning and driving liquids with light

A long road ahead to recovery from Huntington Beach oil spill

Electrochemiluminescence emission of methamphetamine for accurate detection

Bottlenose dolphins contain mysteries. She's trying to get answers

U.S. Looks to Extract Lithium for Batteries from Geothermal Waste

Researchers develop rapid, highly accurate test to detect viruses like SARS-COV-2

Killer asteroids abound. NASA is ready to do something about it

Innovative silicon nanochip can reprogram biological tissue in living body

Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain

Eight worst wildfire weather years on record happened in the last decade: study

How much toxin from algae blooms makes people sick? A Florida university aims to find out

Light pollution is one more thing to consider when hanging those colorful holiday strands

Waterfall sounds used as a telltale sign of water loss

New tool predicts where coronavirus binds to human proteins

Breaking the symmetry of sound waves allows the sound to be directed to a certain place

Getting the most therapeutic potential out of cells

Recycling of tectonic plates a key driver of Earth's oxygen budget

Tracking down microplastics in Antarctica

Crowdsourcing data to monitor progress on sustainable development goals

Medline and Sterigenics would have to report ethylene oxide emissions under new EPA proposal

Solar Orbiter flies by Earth before beginning final journey to Sun

How obesity damages the skeletal muscle metabolism

Polymers with helical blocks

Parallels in human, dog oral tumors could speed new therapies

Research pushes auto industry closer to clean cars powered by direct ethanol fuel cells

Researchers light the way for organic glow-in-the-dark materials

New discovery opens the way for brain-like computers

Getting the most therapeutic potential out of cells

Eight worst wildfire weather years on record happened in the last decade

Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain

Farmers spread Transeurasian languages

Biopesticides can be used to degrade aflatoxin in crops

Leading researchers publish new definition of quantum nanoscience

'Scottie Ash Seed' protects trees in public parks, inoculating them against the much-feared emerald ash borer

Arctic krill respond to visual changes during Arctic night

Climate change is making one of the world's strongest currents flow faster

Study suggests Sun is likely an unaccounted source of the Earth's water

Net zero-emission pathways for reducing environmental risks and the economy of climate change

Burnout by design? Warehouse and shipping workers pay the hidden cost of the holiday season

30 South African white rhino relocated to Rwanda in a Boeing 747

A tough attachment between rotator cuff, bone achieved through unique fibrous architecture

Sizing up the challenges in extracting lithium from geothermal brine

Scientists discover potential cause of Alzheimer’s Disease

Efficient organic solar cells processed from green solvents

Study reveals a protein’s key contribution to heterogeneity of neurons

Programmable interaction between quantum magnets

Development of an artificial vision device capable of mimicking human optical illusions

Method to reveal undesired biological effects of chemicals

Mobile molecular robots swim in water

Mechanism for insensitivity to important antimalarial drug in new pathogen variant discovered

Forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence victims have been systematically let down

The secret to DNA packing to one-millionth its size

How explosion in ocean life built the first mountains

Nondestructive testing of optical fiber diameters

First study of its kind to investigate a high priority but little known pathogen found in Irish hospitals

Study shows smiling makes you look older, unless you're old already

Morally divided societies more likely to elect extreme political leaders

People want a better world after the COVID-19 pandemic but don't believe it will really happen

Study: NYPD body cameras decrease citizen complaints and arrests

Guiding Tianwen-1 to China's first successful Mars rover landing

Video: How oxygen masks brought down a plane

Millions of Americans struggle to pay their water bills: How a national water aid program could work

Heavily Mutated Omicron Variant Puts Scientists on Alert

We reconstructed birdsong soundscapes from over 200,000 places, and they're getting quieter

Examining how the superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa reacts to antibiotics

Study details baseline needs to bring factories into compliance with labor standards

Monkeys go fishing to survive harsh Japanese winters

Breakdown of 3D protein structures: Threaded as an eyelet

Galileo satellites given green light for launch

Geologists peer into the past to answer one of the Grand Canyon's oldest questions

Sentinel-6 returning most precise data ever on sea level

Nibbling prehistoric herbivore sheds new light on Triassic diversity

Milk jugs, cartons or plastic bags: Which one is best for the environment?

Cells' replication of DNA is more 'error-prone' in microgravity

Scientists capture electron transfer image in electrocatalysis process

Drop in students who come to the US to study could affect higher education and jobs

We found a rare insect at an unspoiled stream in Nigeria, sign of a need to explore and protect

South African groundwater project shows the power of citizen science

How COVID-19 has increased the world's trust in science

Giving shoppers a nudge to forgo plastic bags

Hideouts, harbours and homes: How vikings may have owed their success to their encampments

Researchers team up to get a clearer picture of molten salts

A generic soil test extractant for environmental phosphorus risk assessment

Big-city coastal whales consume millions of microplastics every day

Study finds edible fungi could support transition to net zero

Improving coseismic slip measurements

High water loss during hibernation may leave bats vulnerable to population declines

A Graphical Guide to Ischemic Heart Disease

Möbius strip microlasers for non-Euclidean photonics applications

Nanofabrication using thermomechanical nanomolding

Mars seismic deployment lays groundwork for future planetary missions

Satellite reveals Australian coal mines emit much more methane than expected based on national reporting

Study inspects subdwarf B stars in the open cluster NGC 6791

Gamifying tools to improve the resilience of Europe's historic areas to climate change

Can flaming torches really save a vineyard from frost?

Four reasons why physically punishing school children doesn't work

Yes, it's rocket science: Australia needs eyes in space to monitor our tinderbox landscape

Ivermectin could save the endangered Australian sea lion

Chemists design 'molecular sea of flags' as basis for novel catalysts

Scientist says time is running out for West Antarctic ice sheet

Inactive proteases important for plant development

Ozone causes skin to emit tiny airborne particles

Extent of migration of sooty terns presents conservation challenges

High-flying morpho butterflies evolved into efficient gliders

Seeking Certainty on Climate Change: How Much Is Enough?

Identifying highly recombinant plants for breeding

Workplace homophobia rises during recessions

Great Barrier Reef's baby boom holds the key to its protection

Programmable interaction between quantum magnets

ESA's riskiest flyby

Comet A1 Leonard brightens in December

The Surprising Architecture in Bees' Honeycombs

We still don’t know enough about the omicron variant to panic

UK warns of "Arctic shot" after three killed in storm

Climate 'overwhelming' driver of Australian bushfires: study

Endangered gazelles spring back in Jerusalem park

Mexicans hope for recovery of monarch butterflies

Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year

Researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change

Researchers identify behavioral adaptations that may help Antarctic fishes adapt to warming Southern Ocean