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Books and brain development: Why reading is much more than a pastime for children and teens

Elastic rules may explain why nematic crystals look ordered and disordered at once

Unraveling the evolution of an extraordinary photosynthesis in a tropical tree species

Hostage‑taking by rogue states is on the rise: New research provides fresh ways to tackle it

Indigenous Andeans have a digestive superpower—and it may be linked to potatoes

Water and 13 hallmarks of complexity trace path from molecules to life

How to talk to your kids about separating and managing the change

Astronomers map lifetime of over 100,000 molecular clouds across 66 galaxies

Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world

Ahuachapán and its restive neighbors

Decades of deep sea mining research show threat to seafloor creatures

New research reveals repeated flooding is altering Florida freshwater resources

JWST pins down the origins of a planetary odd couple

Magnetic fields can 'revive' superconductivity in nickelates, research reveals

Cities in Nepal, Ethiopia and Malawi get tailored guidance to cut air pollution and cool overheating streets

Understanding how lasers can rapidly magnetize fusion plasmas

Blue Origin moon lander completes testing at NASA vacuum chamber

Colored microplastics could be making global warming worse

Packed together, they melt differently: What happens when one iceberg enters another's icy wake

Profit alone is a poor measure of success—study shows companies can look efficient while harming the planet

Measuring the negative impacts of biological invasions on animal welfare

Identifying severe weather hazards further in the future with AI

Rotated lithium niobate crystals unlock conductive interfaces in otherwise insulating material

Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island

Creative assessments address inequalities in students' performance, new research shows

Masculine behavior bad for the planet says new research

Life with one less: Engineered bacteria break the 20-amino-acid rule

Reflection prompts can slow down learning, study shows

Tiny insect brain discovery offers a blueprint for faster and more efficient AI and robots

Political breakups of friendships, relationships, and family ties

Why are mountain forests in Mexico and Central America hotspots for oak trees? Study shows most definitive answer yet

New 'ecclesiastical' moth named after Pope Leo XIV

Heightened ICE enforcement harms U.S.-born workers, shrinks workforce, research suggests

Good for business, bad for children: Food brands use AI to target kids and teens with digital marketing

Physics-based weather models more accurate than AI at predicting extreme weather

New publishing tool detects duplicate peer reviews in push against reviewer fraud

Saudi Arabia's water problem has a surprising solution: Its own wastewater

Seaweed integration boosts efficiency and cuts waste in aquaculture, study finds

How the timing of corporate donations shapes consumer trust

'Super El Nino' raises fears for Asia reeling from Middle East conflict

Relamination: A mechanism that has been shaping continents for billions of years

Nutrient imbalance may drive coral disease more than heat stress

Saving chocolate while restoring rainforests? Rock dust boosts soil nutrition and supports farmers

Burned stone, child's bones, and lost jewelry hint at prehistoric mining camp high in the Pyrenees

States across the wildfire-prone Western US are using AI for early detection

Why endless scrolling gets harder to stop: Three drivers of problematic internet use revealed

What's stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: Exams

We might have massively underestimated Io's thermal output

Politicians are not ignoring you, statistical analysis suggests

Want to predict wildfire severity? Research says look to the state of vegetation