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An asteroid's shape influences where a nuclear blast must be aimed to deflect it

New survey measures make double consciousness testable in studies of Black Americans

A type of Arctic Ocean bacteria may be using acetone to turn carbon into food

Research ties heat to mealybug feeding and pasture damage

Physicists step closer to the 'Zeptoverse' after 42-year particle search

How to reduce harmful sexual behavior and protect your kids and their peers

Afforestation reshapes wildfire activity across temperate regions worldwide

Forgotten flint tools reveal how Egypt's farmers organized work before the pharaohs

JWST may have found where heavy black hole seeds formed

'Evolution in the act': Forest lizards reveal rapid adaptation in a warming world

Many local communities know how to communicate during disasters. Let's learn from them

Beetle poop may have helped shape millions of years of yeast evolution

Why we give flowers to those in grief—or buy them for ourselves when we're sad

Why are we so squeamish about eating hagfish?

Fingernail-sized chip untangles mixed light into clean beams

Trial of live facial recognition technology to catch criminals is putting people's privacy to the test

A tiny shift exposes a cold brown dwarf masquerading as an early galaxy

Unpacking wheat's water use for drought research

Tree shade offers critical heat relief for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness

Using sentimental possessions makes them more meaningful, study finds

Leviathan's sprawling stars challenge idea that dusty giants become compact galaxies

Study reveals concerning trends in global mental health

New study examines how diabetes and weight-loss drugs affect employment and working hours

New study reveals where drought and extreme heat converge across Oman

Crow experiments suggest switching to vocal communication requires extra mental effort

Fire losses to U.S. buildings could nearly triple by 2060 without new protections

Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration

China imports millions of donkey hides from Africa every year: New book traces the drivers and impact

How political disagreement with our neighbors relates to whether we bother casting a ballot

Study dives into lesser-known climate impacts of global reforestation

Ceres' water ice can mask massive surface salt deposits

Climate change is making the tropics hotter

Chinese writing developed square forms gradually, shaped by language, tools and tradition, analysis suggests

UK storm surges have far-flung, global climate connections

Queen's University Belfast students find Neptune's elusive Trojan asteroids

When to move is key to mobile retail

Microbes at the end of the Earth: Antarctica's hidden biodiversity

Gas inside us could fight wound infections, moth study shows

Improved snow model captures Northeast's winter thaws and runoff more accurately

Analysis of Inca mummies identifies the drugs used in their most important sacrificial ritual