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NASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1 to keep spacecraft operating

How primitive plants evolved to survive Earth's most catastrophic extinction event

How maze-like magnetic patterns form and evolve in materials

Engineers develop new plasma spray technique for tungsten–copper protective coatings

Brushstroke-mapping AI reopens a centuries-old mystery about one of El Greco's masterpieces

A long-sought quantum computing milestone arrives as fermionic atom gates top 99% accuracy

Costly school uniforms a barrier to education for some Kiwi kids

A hidden property of light could power future nanomachines

Older workers seen as less competent and trustworthy by their younger peers, study shows

Mind the gap! The semiconductor industry is relying on the wrong materials

Emojis trigger brain responses like real faces within 160 milliseconds, study finds

Mediterranean mussel farming could collapse by 2050

Total solar eclipse quiets seismic noise for cities within its path

How tiny cave shrimps power the underworld of the Yucatan

'Immature' lunar soil could be suitable for roadways on the moon

Seaweed compound shows major methane cuts in beef cattle

How resilient fungus might survive Mars and space

AI makes granular pricing easier, but consumer psychology may make it less profitable

Why so many mollusks sound Greek—their naming evolves at a snail's pace

Water simulation of famous quantum effect reveals unexpected wave patterns

A crowd scientist is helping the Boston Marathon manage a growing field of 30,000-plus runners

When AI starts shopping for you, fashion may be entering a new era of pricing

A cheaper way to fight 'forever chemicals': How pH-controlled traps could clean drinking water

A light-controlled 'muscle' could give synthetic cells a new way to move

Archaeologists have discovered 12,000‑year‑old dice. Here's what they reveal about the history of play

Wafer-scale 2D magnetic films emerge thanks to a new low-defect growth technique

'Protected' seagrass meadows aren't necessarily healthy, because pollution doesn't stop at the shoreline

Sulfur-rich Mercury magmas behave differently than Earth's do

Moroccan dinosaur's fearsome tail spikes evolved much earlier than we thought—new discovery

How tiny voids could make fusion targets more stable under powerful shockwaves

Why anatomy's naughtiest mnemonics work so well

These blazing blue explosions may be born when a compact dead star slams into a Wolf-Rayet star

Theoretical models of supernova chemistry overhauled after X-ray data from Perseus Cluster reveal key discrepancies

Your local fishing hole is getting browner, changing which fish species thrive and which ones struggle

Support fundamental research, prize-winning mathematician urges

Hollow-sphere catalyst enables greener production of 99% pure propene at room temperature

Generalized optical meta-spanners empower arbitrary light paths for multitasking optical manipulation

Atlantic current shows two-decade decline across four deep-ocean monitoring sites

Hollywood, Silicon Valley turn out for the 'Oscars of Science'

Blue Origin reuses New Glenn booster for the first time in Florida launch

Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is testament to nature's resilience and survival spirit

What happens when men don't feel 'man enough'?

This protein-engineering breakthrough generates over 10M data points and turbocharges AI in just three days

Quantum model explains how single electrons cause damage inside silicon chips

Forecasting coasts may improve by combining AI, physics, and real-world data

There's a range of magic angles to study superconductivity in a twisted 2D semiconductor

HydroGraphNet boosts watershed predictions of daily flow and nitrogen in sparse data regions

How to feed your garden birds without spreading disease

Salty drinking water could be increasing your blood pressure. People living in coastal areas are most at risk

Prenatal opioid exposure in babies doesn't predict future classroom performance, study finds