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Finnish undergrads outperform their US counterparts in critical thinking skills upon entry to higher education

Microbubble physics study confirms utility of ultrasound for noninvasive therapy

How combined stressors affect tomato plant photosynthesis and trigger complex responses

We're putting lots of transition metals into the stratosphere. That's not good.

Checkup time for Fido? The wait to get an appointment might be longer in rural areas

Ocean iron fertilization or artificial ocean alkalinization? Study reveals divergent effects on climate

Strong magnetic field helps answer a question about the 'new duality' in materials physics

New Carlephyton species discovered in northern Madagascar

Approach to combat antibiotic resistance turns bacterium's genes against it

Mapping priority areas to reduce macaw deaths from electric shock in Brazil

How a chorus of synchronized frequencies helps you digest your food

Tool reveals how your dinner affects risk of 30,875 species land-dwelling animals going extinct

Reintroducing a classic technique for a new perspective on bacterial biofilm defenses

Revealing the molecular structures of sugars using galectin-10 protein crystals

Computationally accelerated organic synthesis: Optimal ligand prediction for generating reactive alkyl ketone radicals

3D imaging uncovers mosquito's specialized neurons for detecting carbon dioxide

AI-guided analysis assigns amino acid-level roles in protein design

India space agency to launch its heaviest satellite

Dictionary.com's word of the year is '6-7.' But is it even a word and what does it mean?

The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

Psychology study suggests chimpanzees might be rational thinkers

Myanmar fault had ideal geometry to produce 2025 supershear earthquake, research reveals

Global climate models need the nitrogen cycle—all of it

Archaeologists recover over 100 Jacobite projectiles in unexplored area of Culloden

Unprecedented decline in marine viruses in western Mediterranean linked to climate change

Overlooked East Antarctica melting may skew sea level forecasts

Kids are smarter than you think: Young chimpanzees invent tools and improve adult designs

Non-invasive quantum spin sensor can detect digital pill signals without skin contact

Unique enzymes use never-before-seen mechanism to resist antibiotics

Special educational needs reform could be a bureaucratic nightmare. Here's how to put families first

'My gender is like an empty lot': The people who reject man, woman and any other gender label

Plastic packaging could be a greater sin than food waste

World's first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito released

Turning smartphones into earthquake sensors

Drones reveal unexpectedly high emissions from wastewater treatment plants

Child marriage is still common in the DRC: What's driving it and how to encourage change

Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation

Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference

Outdated Westminster rules undermine democracy by excluding smaller parties, suggests expert

With more moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge

Some animals are more equal than others: The dark side of researching popular species

A faster way to find new medicines—without the limitations of big DNA barcodes

Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein. Learning how could boost human resilience too

Fats provide clues to life at its limits in the deep sea

Nanotyrannus confirmed: Dueling dinosaurs fossil rewrites the story of T. rex

How ammolite gemstones get their vivid colors

Microbial memory in Kansas soils: How 'legacy effects' influence plant performance

Large quantities of water are created as a natural consequence of planet formation, experimental work demonstrates

Sprayable RNA pesticide works best when potato beetles are small

Fossil lichen from Devonian era shows how fungi-algae alliance paved way for terrestrial life