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First direct view tracks planet-forming disk spinning around AB Aurigae

Smart sensors could help Canada tackle its $58-billion food waste problem

Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

Mathematician solves origami donut efficiency challenge with fewest folds

Cities are making it rain more—but not as much as scientists thought

Box jellyfish reveal secret life cycle with implications for coastal safety

How drought rewires roots, cutting iron uptake across major food crops

Blue Origin's lunar lander just passed its toughest test yet

Oldest cave art in the U.K. discovered inside Welsh cave

Editing the Pesky Bones Out of a Popular Farmed Fish

Precise polymer 'knots' uncover hidden slack for designing ultra-tough and responsive smart materials

Almost 20% of Australian students don't finish school—these 3 things can help them stay

A golden age of maths is dawning and mathematicians are freaking out

How human error became a weapon against large language models

Why dirty farm plastic matters: Cleaner mulch film could cut landfill waste and fossil fuel use

AI to rescue Australian wildlife research drowning in data

How the war in Iran is affecting your dinner plate

Feral horse numbers in Australia's Alps are on the rise again: It's time to act

Fifty-year protein mystery breaks open as acid-driven water loss comes into view

Andrew Scott talks about World War II, D-Day and weather forecasting for his new film Pressure

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China launches rival to SpaceX Falcon 9 with zero warning

Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C—but only if they're the right type

Famous wildlife coexistence scheme is slipping due to frozen funding

Enzymes that assemble into droplets can speed up cellular reactions, biologists find

New 'SMArT' platform makes gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells more efficient and safer

Synthesized peptides can slip into cells to block hard-to-target protein interactions

Better math discriminates exotic from classical materials

Mediating students' empathy development through play

More young people are looking to AI chatbots for mental health help

Longest-period young transiting exoplanets discovered

The Dirt That Refused To Die

New study has shone a new light on searching for habitable worlds

Atmospheric wave theory falls short in explaining rising extreme weather, study suggests

Bad for health and the environment: Lung experts highlight environmental impact of tobacco product waste

One of our planets may be missing, and it could explain why the solar system looks the way it does

Researchers use phylogenomics to identify cyanobacteria in Shenandoah River

Your kitchen sponge is releasing microplastics every time you wash dishes

This common amino acid helped mice survive deadly inflammation

Ancient land plant reveals the evolution of a 400‑million‑year‑old UV‑B protection system

New study sheds light on Victoria's future rainfall

This drug delayed rheumatoid arthritis for years after treatment ended

Ancient oceans began suffocating millions of years before Triassic mass extinction, geologists discover

Hubble captures M88 on journey to center of Virgo cluster

Teachers' emotions can make or break student learning

A tiny part of your brain may still listen under anesthesia

Scientists discover inherited traits that break Mendel’s Laws of genetics

Huge study of Alzheimer’s genetics identifies new drug targets

Nanoengineered materials can store and release hydrogen at room temperature

NASA’s X-59 is about to break the sound barrier for the first time