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Heat-related lost labor emerges as a major cost of carbon emissions

Pufferfish taste receptor more versatile than a human's, detecting both savory L- and sweet D-amino acids

When equity appeals inspire giving to classrooms, what they signal matters

How some cyclists paradoxically start 'from rest' with a non-zero velocity

Measuring milk's carbon footprint

Half-billion-year-old fossils rewrite the origin story of starfish

These mice have human (nerve cells) on the brain

Human brain organoid transplants mesh with mouse brains, forming active neural circuits

Scientists turn seawater into fresh water without harmful brine

Quantitative training overhaul needed in ecology

Dual findings reveal how to control coherence in plasmonic nanolasers

Mathematician challenges a 2,000-year-old legend about the Parthenon's optical illusions

Double dip: Sampling contaminants of emerging concern two ways improves accuracy

New species of egg-eating snake discovered in Ethiopia's Harenna Forest

Scientists find an immune “false alarm” that may drive rapid aging

Growing up in poverty triples young people's likelihood of becoming NEET

Caffeine pollution could disrupt crustacean defenses against predators

The U.S. has weapons in space. Here’s what that could mean

The Rhythm of Your Breath Leaves a Fingerprint on Your Thoughts

A 240-million-year-old fossil just changed the dinosaur timeline

Microbes can produce adhesive materials from glucose instead of petroleum

Three questions: Putting nuclear waste into perspective

Heating mica to 200°C reveals friction independent of sliding speed

How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA

Beach-burrowing beasties may shovel more sand than any other animal on Earth

A 16-minute train delay shows how a solar storm disrupted Victorian technology

The Mediterranean is getting warmer and saltier at an ever-faster pace—even thousands of meters below the surface

Is pasta a type of noodle? The surprisingly serious debate over two beloved carbs

Blood test shows promise in detecting pancreatic cancer early—a ‘holy grail’ for the field

Alzheimer’s damage may begin outside the brain

Scientists find the whole grain “sweet spot” for better heart health

Nearly 50 'ghost galaxies' emerge around three hosts, challenging dwarf galaxy counts

The hidden cost of pressure to be a perfect parent

Scientists recreated what mice saw from brain activity alone

A third of Americans cannot name the three branches of government

Webb measures extreme gas outflows from distant 'dead' galaxies

Thousands of the most vulnerable children and young people missing out on mental health support

Sibling interactions are an untapped resource for early engineering education, study suggests

Venus may have swallowed its own moon

New breeding approach targets crop rotations, not yield alone

Fewer than half of Americans expect free and fair midterms

Irrigation’s climate benefit could equal 363 years of its own emissions

Australia's ancient rainfall patterns more complex than previously believed

'Invisible work' of AI falls disproportionately to middle managers, women

Weeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving documented

Scientists “truly astonished” by discovery that challenges Earth’s origin story

Nine in 10 UK gambling websites breach data privacy law, study finds

Anthropic’s AI steals mathematicians’ record for most complicated curve

Vox’s Unexplainable explores Scientific American’s biggest unanswered science questions

First-of-its-kind preventive phage therapy provides promising results against Salmonella