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Reparations research highlights roots of African inequality

Physicists clarify key mechanism behind energy release in molybdenum-93

When Valentine's Day forces a relationship reckoning

Why walking in a national park in the dark prompts people to turn off lights at home

The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell—from natural cologne to pest control

Drastic seaweed growth threatens marine life and fishing—but also offers opportunities

Why do disasters still happen, despite early warnings? Because systems are built to wait for certainty

How husbands and wives try to find a balance between beauty and status—new research

Looking for advanced aliens? Search for exoplanets with large coal deposits

Why melting glaciers are drawing more visitors and what that says about climate change

Scientists harness nature's chirality bias to design series of complex mechanically interlocked molecules

Rural backlash against green levies 'rooted in sense of unfairness'

Quantum dots reveal entropy production, a key measure of nanoscale energy dissipation

New study reveals why adults go missing repeatedly—and how better support could break the cycle

Tree planting can combat urban heat, but some neighborhoods are falling behind

Leading AI models struggle to solve original math problems

Simple at-home tests strips can detect cat and dog viruses

A long-lost Soviet spacecraft: AI could finally solve the mystery of Luna 9's landing site

How fast can a microlaser switch 'modes?' A simple rule reveals a power-law time scaling

Third exoplanet detected in the planetary system HD 176986

How big can a planet be? With very large gas giants, it can be hard to tell

How an ancient seafloor turned Arkansas into 'Sharkansas,' a shark fossil hotspot

Research finds AI-integrated coursework strengthens student learning and career skills

First evidence of a subsurface lava tube on Venus

SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to moon, Musk says

US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space

As the climate changes, what does the future hold for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games?

Ordered 'supercrystal' could make lasers faster, smaller and more efficient

The Arctic's first inhabitants shaped thousands of years of ecological development

Bunnings' backyard pods won't fix the housing crisis, but they signal a shift

Functional forecasting: Using Homeland Security exercises to evaluate storm decision support tool

Topological antenna could pave the way for 6G networks

2023–2024 El Niño triggered record-breaking sea level spike along African coastlines, study finds

The 'Little red dots' observed by Webb were direct-collapse black holes

Ancient Yangtze floods linked to Shijiahe decline, new 1,000-year rainfall record shows

Seattle's new minimum pay for app deliveries raised base pay, but tips fell

Skull fragments expand the frontiers of Iberian severed head ritual

Study of 400 children in five societies finds culture shapes how kids cooperate

Research reveals cost-effective food waste treatment through sewage systems

Chemistry isn't always essential for order: How simple geometry gives rise to complex materials

Why supermarkets may sell more by putting fresh meals in front

Water molecules actively reshape chiral catalyst structure, research shows

ChatGPT is in classrooms. How should educators now assess student learning?

Why wolf control saves some caribou calves: Terrain decides which predators kill

How to entice water guzzlers to conserve: Using the right incentives outperforms years of public messaging

How emotionally intelligent leadership can drive organizational wellness

How reproductive injustice in early modern Europe could mirror that of today

Warmer springs speed up Mediterranean gorgonian breeding, study finds

How eggs get built: Cells use actin and microtubules as a coordinated scaffold

Access to trees and greenspaces in English cities lags behind other nations