Dwarf mongooses anticipate encounters with rival groups and adjust how they move, communicate and defend resources beforehand, according to new research from the University of Bristol. The study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, shows that mongoose groups alter their
San Juan's once-sparkling rivers have shriveled due to drought, and residents in the rugged, western Argentine province fear that prospective mining projects in the Andes will make matters worse.
Thai fisherman Somdet Singthong steered his metal skiff across the brown waters of the Mekong River, resigned to the pollution that has put his health and lifelong source of livelihood at risk.
In the crystalline waters off Kenya's coast, coral reefs are thriving—evidence of a rare good-news story in the battle to protect oceans from the ravages of climate change.
Traditional global climate models were like early digital cameras—they had only about 10,000 pixels to cover the entire planet. At that low resolution, big storm systems looked like blurry blobs. You couldn't see their true shape, how long they lasted or where they dumped the
Growing up in Tahiti, Anna-Bella Failloux saw firsthand the threat posed by mosquitoes: Nearly a third of adults on the picturesque island once had swollen limbs from elephantiasis caused by their bites.
Britain will ban children aged under 16 from using a range of social media apps, including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, to protect them from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of central Indonesia's Sulawesi island Tuesday, causing scattered damage and rattling residents of a city devastated by a quake and tsunami eight years ago.
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The Nobel laureate on how resilience can help young scientists succeed and why governmental support of science should be bipartisan
The Nobel laureate shares how artificial intelligence will change the way science is done
The federal health official on the need to keep scientists from leaving the U.S.
The higher education innovator shares thoughts on communicating science and connecting research to what the public values
The well-known seismologist on the need for the U.S. to recalibrate its social commitment to science
The university president shares thoughts on private funding and the future of science and innovation
The mathematician and former NFL player on the benefits of having a broad background for young people who are interested in science
The Nobel laureate on why the U.S. needs to treat scientific research as an essential part of the nation’s infrastructure
The Google senior vice president talks about the need to reset the relationship between the government and academic and industrial science
The well-regarded meteorologist shares advice for young scientists to become as good at communication as they are at discovery
The University of California, Berkeley, materials scientist on the hope the next generation of scientists represents
The machine-learning guru discusses how politics is undermining U.S. science
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The CRISPR expert on why immigration should be considered an economic and national security asset for science
The Stanford University artificial intelligence leader on why basic science needs more support
The university president on narrowing the time between discovery and societal impact
The computational neuroscientist on how scientists themselves need to better advocate for government support
The energy entrepreneur talks about the state of science innovation in the U.S.
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The noted robotics expert discusses the need for better communication to the public on the value of basic science
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