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Physicists create optical phenomenon inspired by the quantum Hall and spin Hall effects

How our reactions shape what is perceived as ethical on social media

Foreign direct investment is no silver bullet for growth, research shows

Major volcanic eruptions might be driven by gas dissolving back into magma

Global maps show alien plant invasion hotspots shifting poleward

The sea beneath Arctic and Antarctic ice holds many secrets. These scientists dive deep to find out

How Science Fiction Can Save Us

How snakes defy gravity to stand tall

Barcelona Metropolitan Area has lost more than 70% of agricultural land in recent decades, finds study

Scientists testing new scanning technology discover mysterious structure beneath an ancient Egyptian city

Designing proteins by their motion, not just their shape

AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C

Implantable 'living pharmacy' produces multiple drugs inside the body

AI set to transform personality testing, new research finds

Hubble image: IC 486—where spiral arms and star formation meet

Unlocking the cell's 'gatekeeper': Researchers discover critical RNA quality-control factor, LENG8

Q&A: Why hasn't the US military used force to secure the Strait of Hormuz?

'Drive‑off' fuel thefts cost millions even before the war—and they're heading up

Breaking recalcitrant lignin bonds with electricity for conversion into value-added chemicals: An e-biorefinery

Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast

Welcome to the weird world of AI agent teams

Trump’s new science panel includes 9 tech billionaires—and just one scientist

Unraveling the secrets of telomerase, an enzyme linked to aging and cancer

Exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe

Flowers have a 'biological clock' that times blooming and scent to match insects

I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water

Unraveling active magma by drilling in the heart of volcanoes

AI wrote a scientific paper that passed peer review

This popular supplement may increase risk of birth defects, study finds

The northern lights' dark twin is a wild card for the power grid

Why student samples can mislead: Higher education may shift values toward Western norms

Scientists discover why cancer drugs don’t work for everyone

Scientists find gut bacteria inject proteins that control your immune system

How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics

Piezoelectric materials enable a new approach to searching for axions

We thought we knew the shape of the universe. We were wrong

A rare star in a tiny galaxy preserves a record of the early universe

A Light in the Dark: Finding the Good in the Natural World

Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them

Scientists discover bizarre new states inside tiny magnetic whirlpools

We could protect Earth from dangerous asteroids using a huge magnet

NASA spots comet reversing its spin in a first for science

How do mRNA vaccines work, and why are they safe and effective?

Is the universe swarming with tiny black holes?

Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later

The truth about pain that your doctor might not tell you

Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

Scientists stunned as Mars dust storms blast water into space