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How primitive plants evolved to survive Earth's most catastrophic extinction event

This kea parrot is the first-known disabled alpha male

The strange way cocaine water pollution is changing salmon

See Bruce the parrot wield his broken beak like a deadly weapon

How maze-like magnetic patterns form and evolve in materials

Engineers develop new plasma spray technique for tungsten–copper protective coatings

Brushstroke-mapping AI reopens a centuries-old mystery about one of El Greco's masterpieces

A long-sought quantum computing milestone arrives as fermionic atom gates top 99% accuracy

Magnetic muon measurements and gene-therapy advances win $3 million Breakthrough prizes

Costly school uniforms a barrier to education for some Kiwi kids

A hidden property of light could power future nanomachines

Can we ‘vaccinate’ ourselves against stress?

Why the right kind of stress is crucial for your health and happiness

Older workers seen as less competent and trustworthy by their younger peers, study shows

Mind the gap! The semiconductor industry is relying on the wrong materials

Can you determine your personalised stress score?

Emojis trigger brain responses like real faces within 160 milliseconds, study finds

Mediterranean mussel farming could collapse by 2050

Total solar eclipse quiets seismic noise for cities within its path

How tiny cave shrimps power the underworld of the Yucatan

'Immature' lunar soil could be suitable for roadways on the moon

Seaweed compound shows major methane cuts in beef cattle

How resilient fungus might survive Mars and space

A vaccine for Lyme disease could be on the horizon

We might finally know how to use quantum computers to boost AI

This missing vitamin could stop cancer cells in their tracks

AI makes granular pricing easier, but consumer psychology may make it less profitable

Ancient Roman ‘machine-gun’ damage discovered on Pompeii walls

This simple 3-amino acid trick boosts mRNA therapy 20-fold

Scientists stunned as bacteria rewire DNA machinery to shape cells

‘Cocaine hippos’ raise tough questions, and scientists uncover insights on faster aging and heart risks

The Lyrid meteor shower is peaking now

AI swarms could hijack democracy without anyone noticing

Why so many mollusks sound Greek—their naming evolves at a snail's pace

Water simulation of famous quantum effect reveals unexpected wave patterns

This common plant could clean microplastics from your drinking water

A crowd scientist is helping the Boston Marathon manage a growing field of 30,000-plus runners

Hundreds of millions at risk as river deltas sink faster than rising seas

After 200 years scientists finally crack the “dolomite problem”

When AI starts shopping for you, fashion may be entering a new era of pricing

Hospital-acquired pneumonia reduced by daily toothbrushing

Brushing your teeth in hospital could prevent catching a bad infection

A cheaper way to fight 'forever chemicals': How pH-controlled traps could clean drinking water

A light-controlled 'muscle' could give synthetic cells a new way to move

Archaeologists have discovered 12,000‑year‑old dice. Here's what they reveal about the history of play

Wafer-scale 2D magnetic films emerge thanks to a new low-defect growth technique

'Protected' seagrass meadows aren't necessarily healthy, because pollution doesn't stop at the shoreline

Sulfur-rich Mercury magmas behave differently than Earth's do

Moroccan dinosaur's fearsome tail spikes evolved much earlier than we thought—new discovery

How tiny voids could make fusion targets more stable under powerful shockwaves