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Molecular switch reveals transition between single-celled and multicellular forms

Early hominins from Morocco reveal an African lineage near the root of Homo sapiens

Four baby planets show how super-Earths and sub-Neptunes form

A fresh start feels powerful—until motivation fades. Here's how to set work goals that stick

Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict

Cyclones get names but deadly heat waves don't. Should Australia personalize severe weather?

Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster

A red moon, a blue moon, a supermoon and more: Your guide to the southern sky in 2026

New book highlights human toll of the Kenyan property boom

Why meritocracy is hard to achieve

Dark matter and neutrinos may interact, challenging standard model of the universe

Economics has lost the narrative thread, says leading expert

You've heard of climate change. What is the climate debt doom loop?

Flood literacy gaps persist as nature-based solutions prove effective against increasing water events

Direct flights drive multinational firm growth in globally connected cities

How political influence shapes agricultural expansion in the Amazon

Smartphone use cuts into school hours, with social media leading the way

Ushikuvirus: Newly discovered giant virus may offer clues to the origin of life

How is drought in New England affecting water levels and the environment?

Nature-inspired computers are shockingly good at math

Human-made materials could make up as much as half of some Scottish beaches

Inflatable fabric robotic arm picks apples

Oil residues can travel over 5,000 miles on ocean debris, study finds

How a parasite 'gave up sex' to find more hosts—and why its victory won't last

Ammonites survived asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs, new evidence suggests

Image: Algae swirls across a South African reservoir

The next great space race: Building data centers in orbit

FAST J0139+4328 is a low-surface-brightness galaxy, deep imaging reveals

Language shapes visual processing in both human brains and AI models, study finds

Environmentalists push back against US EPA plan to extend coal plant closings

Boomers are the key to sustainability in boardrooms, study suggests

Drone monitoring helps dolphins

Report: After more than 2 years of war, Palestinian children are hungry, denied education and 'like the living dead'

Overseas scholars drawn to China's scientific clout, funding

Boosting the cell's own cleanup: New class of small molecules accelerate natural protein degradation

A dead whale found on the bow of a ship in New Jersey sparks an investigation

Where a Saudi company pumps desert groundwater, Arizona considers imposing limits

'Pocket-type' high-temperature superconducting coil achieves 44.86 tesla combined magnetic field

Environmentalists sue feds to protect 'prehistoric' crabs that frequent South Carolina coast

The 5 stages of the 'enshittification' of academic publishing

Study reveals weakening of circumglobal teleconnection pattern under future warming and its impact on heat waves

When is it time to jump? The boiling frog problem of AI use in physics education

Algorithms replace intuition as urban landscape design enters digital era, study suggests

Twitter data reveals partisan divide in understanding why pollen season's getting worse

Indigenous-led conservation efforts match or surpass similar initiatives when properly funded, new research shows

The book only gets 3 stars... but is considered great literature

Protection gap for migratory freshwater fishes found in Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Catalyst behavior that could cut emissions and stabilize supply of everyday materials revealed

AI river forecasts may be accurate, but based on flawed logic

New census of sun's neighbors reveals best potential real estate for life