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Delaying net zero may mean centuries of hotter, longer, more frequent heat waves

Sea urchin mass mortality events: Studies identify primary drivers

Enduring patterns in world's languages: One-third of grammatical 'universals' stand up to rigorous testing

Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big fire-resistant trees, long-term Sierra Nevada study shows

Small changes in turnout could substantially alter election results in the UK in the future, study warns

Astronomers reveal flat 'Diamond Ring' in Cygnus X is a burst bubble remnant

Lethal aggression among chimpanzees tied to larger territories and higher infant survival

Lethal dose of plastics for ocean wildlife: Surprisingly small amounts can kill seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals

Fake survey answers from AI could quietly sway election predictions

The woman and the goose: A 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric belief

From warriors to healers: Muscle stem cell signal redirects macrophages toward tadpole tail regeneration

Earth's earliest life 3.3 billion years ago revealed by faint biosignatures

Medieval communities boosted biodiversity around Lake Constance for centuries, study reveals

Iron-sulfur cluster found essential for proper ribosome assembly in cells

Wastewater from 47 countries often suppresses resistant bacteria, challenging common assumptions

Beyond the usual suspect: Nitrogen feeds algae blooms, researchers find

Equatorial reefs may act as refugia for corals during marine heat waves

Key corn protein linked to stronger, longer-lasting seed

Omo-Turkana Basin fossil catalog helps piece together early hominin record

Scientists map genetic distribution of maerl-forming algae across south-west Britain

New computational tool helps scientists interpret complex single-cell data

NASA, SpaceX launch US–European satellite to monitor Earth's oceans

Worries about climate change are waning in many well-off nations—but growing in Turkey, Brazil and India

Seven in ten people think the papers regularly publish false information

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine effectiveness linked to T cell response

California beaches are holding steady or gaining width, showing more resilience than expected

Severe floods cut global rice yields, threatening food security for billions

Ultracold potassium-cesium molecules assembled in absolute ground state

Interface-driven catalyst design combines clean hydrogen production and urea conversion

Molecular switch helps cancer cells survive harsh conditions

How adding plants to your driveway could reduce winter flood risks

Autistic dogs? Neurodiversity in our pets and what it might mean for us

G20 and the civil society elite: Spectacle instead of meaningful action

Most colleges score low on helping students of all faiths, or none, develop a sense of belonging

Why people trust influencers more than brands, and what that means for the future of marketing

Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity, and it's time governments acted

Retailers are quietly changing their return policies. Here's why you should be on the lookout this Black Friday

Fish farming is booming in Lake Victoria, but pollution and disease are wiping out millions. How to reduce losses

Student cheating dominates talk of generative AI in higher ed, but universities and companies face ethical issues

Reduced air pollution is making clouds reflect less sunlight

A microbial blueprint for climate-smart cows

New monitor now operational in the Large Hadron Collider

Most people do not feel free to leave a police interrogation room, research finds

Less is more: Study shows giving workers less autonomy improves their creativity

Parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their queen, then takes the throne

Light intensity steers molecular assemblies into 1D, 2D or 3D structures

Reducing arsenic in drinking water cuts risk of death, even after years of chronic exposure: 20-year study

Sociology, meet ecology: How the variability of coffee harvests can teach us about sustainable farming

Sea ice melting intensifies warming and humidification of high Arctic land, study finds

Why the chemtrail conspiracy theory lingers and grows—and why Tucker Carlson is talking about it