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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

Hot, humid weather during pregnancy poses far greater risks to child health than heat alone

Inequality alone doesn't cause civil unrest—but internet access adds the crucial spark

Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow

Quantum entanglement could connect drones for disaster relief, bypassing traditional networks

Dunedin's inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens

Lessons from the Caldor Fire's Christmas Valley 'miracle'

Turning plastic waste into valuable chemicals with single-atom catalysts

Weighing sustainability of real vs. fake Christmas trees

Saturday Citations: Self-repairing quantum computer; AI carbon footprint; active listening forges bonds

Beetles block mining of Europe's biggest rare earths deposit

First beta-delayed neutron emission observed in rare fluorine-25 isotope

Early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off

Lapland's next hotspot after Santa? Torne Valley seeks sustainable tourism

Wildfires reshape forest soils for decades, with recovery varying by climate

A molecular gatekeeper that controls protein synthesis

New 'cloaking device' concept shields electronics from disruptive magnetic fields

Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power—the evolution of 'squishability'

How mountain building and climate change have shaped alpine biodiversity over 30 million years

How ancient viral DNA shapes early embryonic development

Why many Americans avoid negotiating, even when it costs them

Four years after the Mariana mining disaster in Brazil, river fish remained contaminated

Potentially toxic elements in bananas grown in the Mariana disaster region exceed United Nations limits

Targeting bacterial 'decision-making' could help outsmart antibiotic resistance

Helping people and limiting damage: Researchers identify technology needs for disaster response

Expansion of invasive Chinese hwamei into alpine habitats in Japan: First record of songs

Eifel volcanoes mapped in detail: Surprising new insights from Germany's largest seismological experiment

Pressing pause: A small genetic stop may have helped complex life evolve

Engineered enzyme turns formaldehyde pollutant into key pharmaceutical building block

Statistical method developed for single-molecule fluorescence analysis

Phage-resistant bacteria can still sink carbon to ocean floor

Electricity-driven nitrogen insertion enables sustainable heterocycle synthesis

Webb captures dwarf stars in a glittering sky

Real-time social interactions reveal how we balance cooperation and competition

Merging nanopores with nanofluidic devices could transform medicine and diagnostics

Uncovering how parasitic plants avoid attacking themselves to improve crop protection

Discovery of the most intron-rich eukaryotic genome

Westerly jet stream emerges as key driver of mid-latitude hydroclimatic extremes

Precessing magnetic jet engine model reveals power source of rare 'heartbeat' gamma-ray burst

Nanoparticle vaccine strategy could protect against Ebola and other deadly filoviruses

Exploring the connection between gene expression and aging

Laser-engineered nanowire networks could unlock new material manufacturing

CO₂-driven method rapidly creates complex nanomaterials at room temperature

Should I pour this down the sink? (Probably not, and here's why)

The levers for a sustainable food system to combat global warming

Long-standing puzzle of the Sadovskii vortex pair solved after nearly a half-century

Measuring how materials hotter than the sun's surface conduct electricity

Nature's pest controllers: Wasps keep whiteflies in check as resistance proves costly for survivors

Q&A: Environmental protection benefits the American economy and public health

Nodding off is dangerous. Some animals have evolved extreme ways to sleep in precarious environments