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Spot a baby bird on the ground? Don't be tempted to bird‑nap it

The wasps that horrified Darwin reveal evolution's one-way streets

Air holes turn silicon wafers into flat ultraviolet focusing mirrors for compact optics

How a metabolite protects the enzyme that consumes it

New method measures microplastics in the air using an uncrewed aerial system

Future warming events will outdo the extreme heat waves of the recent past, new study finds

Light-powered method resurrects 'dead-end' compounds for drug discovery

Quantum gas microscope reveals individual atoms in first tunable three-component Hubbard system

European forests need to solve two crises—but not necessarily in one place

MTG-I2 satellite delivers remarkable first images, capturing a weather view of Europe every 2.5 minutes

High-precision timeline helps clarify an ancient magma surge in the North Cascades

AI won't ever make a historically accurate film—but it could help archaeology create better stories

AI points researchers toward new disease targets hidden in mitochondria

Redefining honesty in a crisis: Why truth alone is not enough

'Mega heat waves' strengthened by interaction between soil moisture, atmospheric pressure and temperature

Fruit fly study offers clues to insect survival in a hotter, drier world

Beyond trial and error: A framework for AI-driven solid-electrolyte discovery

Smart packaging film 'lights up' under UV as meat loses freshness

Noise pollution changes biology or behavior in 80% of animal species studied

The worse climate change gets, the harder it becomes to stop it

SynFit guides enzyme engineering by balancing several useful traits at once

'I heard a barnacle'—how paying attention to nature's background noise can reveal animal secrets

Vibrating mirrors of light create analog of a black hole event horizon

The John Lewis Christmas ad captures the deep need for grandmothers

Atom-scale model could help improve material growth for advanced electronics

States tax sports betting heavily, but gamblers may barely feel it

Scientists achieve record-breaking low temperature on China's space station, paving the way for new physics experiments

Evolutionary history and genetic basis of spruce diversification revealed

Researchers establish G0 founder population carrying targeted mutations in marine mollusks

Technique that spots tRNAs in action could accelerate drug development for inherited diseases

New method for upcycling polyethylene is suitable for mass production as a raw material for nylon

Robot successfully builds space structure in first autonomous construction demo

New 3D microscope packs many imaging tools into one system

World-first successful wild release of endangered broad-headed snake

Tiny biodegradable particles poke openings in skin to boost topical drug delivery

Oh boy, all girls again: Research tracks sea turtle sex ratios

How foreign investment can strengthen African governments' control over land

Microplastic pollution could be changing the color of the Pacific Ocean

The spring mountain butterfly has been spotted for the first time beneath power lines

Mineral-forming method removes more than 99% of radioactive technetium from liquid waste

Beyond green claims: Understanding how consumers evaluate sustainable products

Release of largest dataset to date on wildlife in Europe

From chaos to 'intelligent' soft matter—how tiny chemical differences guide droplets into ordered structures

Wacky magnetic fields of ice giants may stem from conductivity changes in their deep interiors

Why bandicoots and bilbies evolved such different snouts

Paired but out of step: Why electron pairing alone is not enough for room-temperature superconductivity

Higher grocery prices linked to worse food insufficiency, mental health

Social media could improve disaster aid coordination, review finds

2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor

Innovative study tests how people respond to flood warnings under pressure