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Fires force evacuations in Canada's far north

Once king of the seas, a giant iceberg is finally breaking up

Common soil bacterium can reorganize its metabolism to turn plant waste into power

Study shows people are willing to travel further to the supermarket in order to live among 'similar' neighbors

Researcher urges education system to tackle antigypsyism and disengagement

Deforestation reduces rainfall by 74% and increases temperatures by 16% in Amazon during dry season, study says

How Amazon trees use recent rainfall in the dry season and support the production of their own rain

The hidden twist behind women's professional network recall

'What you feel is valid': Social media is a lifeline for many abused and neglected young people

Cities face double trouble: Extreme heat and air pollution mean increasing compound weather events

Why small business owners are more likely to be right wing

Scientists tune in to the surf's hidden signals for potential mapping data

Therapeutic vaccination against HPV-related tumors: Study shows nanoparticles make difference

Magnetic fields in infant universe may have been billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet

Origin of fastest white dwarfs in the galaxy linked to supernova explosions

Quantum researchers observe real-time switching of magnet in heart of single atom

Golden nano sandwich makes nanoparticles visible

Explaining a quantum oddity with five atoms

Self-assembling magnetic microparticles mimic biological error correction

Mapping US household water use: Toilets and showers dominate, while humidifiers drive up usage in dry cities

How Europe's deforestation law could change the global coffee trade

Parks are public spaces, but private event organizers are muscling in

Personal power v. socialized power: What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about modern CEOs

Eight seconds and dropping? How to make the most of short attention spans

The ocean carbon sink is ailing: 10% drop in CO₂ absorption seen during record 2023 marine heat wave

Working together with your child's new school can make their first weeks easier

Warming temperatures affect glaciers' ability to store meltwater, contributing to rising sea levels

Birdwatcher data helps to find regional fire effects on bird populations

The sticky battle between microscopic worms and predatory fungi comes with a genetic trade-off

Some air cleaners release harmful by-products. Now we have a way to measure them

Immigrant CEOs linked to significant reduction in corporate irresponsibility in their home countries

Scientists harness Taylor Swift concert to measure seismic activity and boost science engagement

Cellophane bees are built for chill temperatures, more so than honeybees

Who is most at risk? Global index reveals climate vulnerability projections up to 2100

What does it mean to become an adult? In Namibia, it's caring for others

8,000 years of human activities have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow

'Microhistory' indicates Jewish refugees built thriving commercial district in pre-war Trondheim

South African hunters chewed the kanna plant for endurance: New study tests its effects on mouse brain chemistry

Metals are critical to life. We should screen exoplanets for them

Leaf miners identified as oldest insect plague in the history of Earth

Supernova theory links an exploding star to global cooling and human evolution

Scientists identify unique chemical regime for secondary organic aerosol formation in urban China

Novel hollow-core optical fiber transmits data 45% faster with record low loss

Soybean gene SW14 plays a dual role in enhancing crop yield and quality

Macrophages can use microautophagy to clear damaged mitochondria, bypassing traditional pathways

Teachers are key to students' AI literacy, and need support

Industrial mercury emissions from Asia traced to open ocean zooplankton

The environmental toll of abandoning a shopping trolley

Investigating an island of inversion: Physicists pinpoint boundary where nuclear shell model breaks down

Young people found more willing to commit insurance fraud