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Plate tectonics shaped the Cradle of Civilization by merging two ancient rivers, study suggests

Why the Arctic's rivers are rusting now and where toxic orange water could spread next

Climate change exacerbates religious conflicts, study indicates

Microsoft’s quantum chip got an upgrade. Critics are still skeptical

How a small amount of rare earth metal shapes the environmental impact of magnets

Animals were sharpening their senses long before the Cambrian explosion, ancient tracks reveal

Ancient altercations between musk turtles and alligator gar recorded in Florida's fossil record

French astronaut to fly to commercial space station under deal

A new origin story for multicellular life points to physics, not genes alone

How megalomaniac leaders establish their grip on a group—and how they lose it

First-of-its-kind AI tool for translating life-saving weather warnings across the US advanced

Antibiotic resistance turns up in Australian horses, raising new concerns about animal and human infections

Centuries‑old logbooks reveal how bowhead whales are recovering from near extinction

Mathematicians say 'don't believe hype' on AI capabilities

Twilight hunt reveals falcon feasting on unusual prey at Greek lagoon

Distant climate patterns determine how cold Japan's winters become

Bird masturbation appears natural across 120 species, challenging long-held veterinary advice

'Mini-Neptune' exoplanets may have smoggy atmospheres similar to diesel exhaust

How a Richard Feynman formula could explain your dining habits in a new city

Hearing loss is bad for the whole body – but new treatments are coming

Hidden store of manganese may have helped Earth get its oxygen

Atacama Desert's extreme aridity initiated 20 million years earlier than previously thought, study finds

Modeling life beneath our feet: A step towards realistic soil ecology at the landscape scale

See the Gravity Waves from a Super Typhoon

The risk of relationship breakdown can be influenced by our genes

Britain's oldest cave art may have been rediscovered in Bacon Hole cave

Budget-friendly, lab-grown steak with realistic texture

From flat moss to forests and flowers: Protein discovery may explain how plants conquered land

UN warns world to prepare for El Nino extreme weather

Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts

Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history

How Macau strengthened its typhoon resilience without massive seawalls

Flatworms reveal exploding immune cells that kill surrounding tissue

Robot fish could unravel how our ancient ancestors first learned to walk

Tiny membrane tethers revealed as key to plant cell survival in drought

A single protein may be holding back CAR T cancer therapy

A plan to preserve wetlands without stopping development

Predicting physics without parameter tuning: A faster computational approach

Cutting a photon in two creates an infinite swarm of particles

Q&A: Are plants the key to solving energy and food crises worldwide?

Scientists discover gut bacteria that may help protect against autism and ADHD

A hidden pollutant is changing how the world's forests breathe

Vultures on the rise: Study provides evidence of population increase and delayed migration in western North America

Active fault mapped for first time in New Zealand's largest city

For satellites as small as a briefcase, getting around in space just got a whole lot easier

9 Books We’re Excited About This June

Why researcher independence doesn't start or end with a PhD

Biohybrid microrobots repair spinal cord by combining stem cells with magnetoelectric nanoparticles

The secret underground system keeping the Grand Canyon alive

Nanoparticles boost delivery of lung cancer drugs 30-fold