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Donkeys are a common sight in northern Namibia. What colonial history has to do with it

Climate change made Australian heat wave 5 times more likely

'Goldilocks size' rhodium clusters advance reusable heterogeneous catalysts for hydroformylation

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of hitting the moon. Here's why that's a scientific goldmine

Government funding for AI jobs did not produce more jobs, research finds

NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to the moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo

Engineering and the quest for peace: Experts challenge profession to move beyond weapons and defense

Brain enzyme shapes branched sugar chains linked to nerve health

Chicago's Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling

Q&A: Within 5 years, AI could independently propose and test scientific hypotheses

Artificial nighttime lighting is suppressing moth activity, new research shows

Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water

Tornado-forecast system can increase warning lead times, study finds

The HWO must be picometer perfect to observe Earth 2.0

Review finds digital tools alone do not improve finances without motivation and agency

Scientists develop technique to identify malfunctions in our genetic code

Green H₂ from water splitting via unique two-dimensional photocatalysts

Communicating about quantum: Explanations improve understanding but reduce confidence

A peek inside the clockwork that drives embryonic body patterning

Higher water levels could turn cultivated peatland in the North into a CO₂ sink

Data-driven 3D chromosome model reveals structural and dynamic features of DNA

Protein 'dark energy' provides insight into form vs. function in structure

Novel nanomaterial uses oxidative stress to kill cancer cells

A specific immune system protein may drive antibiotic tolerance

NASA's Juno measures thickness of Europa's ice shell

Ochre used in ancient graves in Finland reflects identity of deceased

3D material mimics graphene's electron flow for green computing

Raman sensors with push-pull alkyne tags amplify weak signals to track cell chemistry

Mountain snow forecasting tool aims to refine water availability predictions

Shaky numbers on unlicensed online gambling may mislead policymakers

Finnish birdwatchers' app data fuel world's most accurate model for predicting bird occurrence

What to know about America's colossal winter storm

How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan

'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI

Mountain lion spotted in San Francisco, officials working to capture it

Thinking on different wavelengths: New approach to circuit design introduces next-level quantum computing

How gut bacteria share antibiotic resistance genes and fuel dangerous hospital infections

A new route to synthesize multiple functionalized carbon nanohoops

Milky Way is embedded in a 'large-scale sheet' of dark matter, which explains motions of nearby galaxies

Net-casting spiders' adjustable silk stiffness point to tunable fiber design

Study shows the hominid population of Sima de los Huesos had a varied diet

Twisted oxide crystals show how atomic patterns alone can trap or repel electrons

Massive star WOH G64 is still a red supergiant—for now

Magnetic superhighways discovered in a starburst galaxy's winds

'Spectral slimming' yields ultranarrow plasmons in single metal nanoparticles

Highly stable Cu₄₅ superatom could transform carbon recycling

Showing real climate wins and friendships helps people join collective climate efforts

Parasite behind toxoplasmosis hides multiple distinct subtypes inside each cyst

Climate-risk scores guide major decisions, but underlying science is rarely open

One week in a foster home can dramatically improve shelter dogs' lives