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Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem

Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know

Who does Spiderman vote for? Study shows people project their political views onto fictional heroes and villains

Scientists unlock new dimension in light manipulation, ushering in a new era in photonic technology

A new computational method for super-large-scale atomic structures

Advancing light-to-electricity energy conversion: New method extends lifespan of plasmonic hot holes

Dialing in the temperature needed for precise nuclear timekeeping

Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple

First documented sighting of a group of bowhead whales in Canada's Churchill River Estuary

Defect-engineered metal-organic frameworks offer rapid detection of nerve agents

How multiple human-induced stressors interactively impair freshwater food webs

Cells' mechanical force key to survival in cellular competition, study reveals

Engineered E. coli could be used to produce biodegradable plastics

AI recognizes the mass of the most energetic particles of cosmic radiation

Climate change 'will accelerate' owing to decline in natural carbon storage, says study

Lakes worldwide are changing color, possibly due to human impact

Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct—but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive

Trust in Evanston tap water depends on gender, race, and past experiences

A 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish with preserved stomach contents is a newly discovered species

Newly discovered skink is a second unique species for Australia's Scawfell Island

Dust dynamics and atmospheric circulation shifts in the Tarim Basin during the Glacial–Holocene transition

Supercritical water's structure decoded: Analysis finds no molecular clusters, just fleeting bonds

Study reveals the illusion of 'dazzle' paint on World War I battleships

Micro metal-movers: Biochemists are one step closer to better cancer treatments

New Horizons needs a new flyby target—Vera Rubin can help

Spelunking for spiders in Nullarbor's hidden caves

NASA's EZIE launches on mission to study Earth's electrojets

Machine learning enables customized plastics that could reduce environmental impact

Factors behind urban nightlife venue instability and preservation revealed

What will the Betelgeuse supernova be like—and will it hurt us?

Pallas family asteroids reveal unique blue spectroscopic profiles

Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji, genetic analysis indicates

Slow, silent 'scream' of epithelial cells detected for first time

Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work

How big brains and flexible skulls led to the evolution of modern birds

Nighthawk: A proposed Mars chopper mission over glaciers and canyons

Watching the power of supermassive black holes with X-ray interferometers

Building a solar power satellite from moon dust

How radiation from black holes could have a nurturing effect on life

Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out

RNA-editing protein insights could lead to improved treatment for cancer and autoimmune diseases

Tellurium boosts 2D semiconductor performance for faster photodetection

Newly identified bacterial protein helps design cancer drug delivery system

Magnetic microalgae: Tiny swimmers are on a mission to become robots

Who are the NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months?

Lost fynbos seeds from underground 'time capsules' in South Africa can grow again, study finds

Emulsion technique boosts plant growth with bacteria

How a hummingbird chick acts like a caterpillar to survive

Researchers propose new hypothesis for the origin of stone tools

Canada's local food system faces major roadblocks without urgent policy changes