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Common cleaning sponge found to release trillions of microplastic fibers

New research aims to reduce microfiber pollution released from cruise and hotel laundry

Saturday Citations: Neuroinflammaging treatment stuns; a hidden magma lake; decoding little red dots

Bright quantum light emission achieved at room temperature in 2D semiconductors

Students expect their university will mishandle sexual misconduct, if they ever report it

Flat optics move toward market with 300-per-second metalens production

The science behind the peptide craze

What caffeine does to ants could change pest control

NSF awards record number of coveted Ph.D. fellowships in surprise move

PFAS detected in dolphin milk may pass from mothers to calves

Earth's tectonic elevator hauls ancient buried microbes back to the seafloor to revive and spread

Global N2Onet aims to cut farm nitrous oxide emissions with shared data

Science behind the scenes

Rivers are driving a hidden permafrost meltdown, with thaw progressing 15% faster than expected

Taiwan landslide's hidden motion comes into focus as fiber optics track deep slip

Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours

Defending Our Consciousness Against the Algorithms

Greenland ice completely melted 7,000 years ago and could happen again

Artificial neurons successfully communicate with living brain cells

Sharks and tuna are overheating and running out of options

Total solar eclipse led to seismic quiet for cities within its path

Quantum AI just got shockingly good at predicting chaos

Eating more fruits and vegetables tied to unexpected lung cancer risk

How nanomedicine gets inside your cells and treats you from the inside out

Study finds park design affects cooling differently by day and night

Examining the impact of sanctioned elites on authoritarian realignment

Warmer streams may be draining river food webs by sending more carbon into the air

Doomscrolling or connecting? Study reveals social media's complex effect on loneliness

Machine learning detects more than 60,000 earthquakes during 2025 Santorini sequence

How Lonely Walks in Nature Can Make You Feel Less Alone

Arachnophobes Beware: Tarantulas Are Way Smarter Than You Think

Nanobody repairs misfolded CFTR inside cells, boosting function in cystic fibrosis

Out of sight, but not out of trouble: Groundwater contamination in NZ reveals a legacy of human pressure

Antioxidant glutathione discovered to play a key role in proper protein folding

An Ancient Mummy’s Tooth Could Rewrite Script of Scarlet Fever in the New World

Two bacteria join forces to turn chemical signals into electricity, opening up low-cost sensing options

Want to restore oyster reefs? Find a site where they don't wash away or become buried under the sand

Shrink, remove and modify: Team successfully 'trims' wheat chromosomes

Humans Evolving, One Way or Another

Indonesia's fire crisis comes into focus as high-resolution satellite maps expose 5.62 million hectares affected

Platinum-free catalyst splits hydrogen from water for energy, running 1,000 hours at industry standards

An endangered mouse may need a helping hand to adapt to climate change

Electric vehicle owners could earn thousands by supporting power grid

Quantum-informed AI improves long-term turbulence forecasts while using far less memory

Parrots are not just mimicking words—they use proper names like humans to identify individuals

One of the world's rarest mice is adapting to climate change

Did AI just solve the mystery of one of El Greco’s most enigmatic paintings?

Medicine's next leap: Delivering gene therapies exactly where they're needed

Mining waste product could help store carbon emissions, study suggests

Volunteers discover rare space weather events using their ears