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Using history to breed better cherries

Wasp spider reveals rapid genetic adaptation during decades-long march into northern Europe

First leather bag made from T-Rex cells fails to sell at Paris auction

El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

Rare deep-sea goblin sharks filmed in natural habitat for first time

AI doesn't just help us think, it thinks instead of us: What this means for the process of learning

Amazon deforestation is falling, but progress is stalling

Why animal calls sound alike in time: Most species share a common communication tempo

Ocean glow meets 3D printing with living gels that sense mechanical force

Municipal governments are often slow to act, except when FIFA comes to town

Novel nanowire device offers rapid, noninvasive cancer detection

Earth's energy imbalance has doubled—here's why that matters

How a shape-shifting tiny rover inspired by Japanese toys autonomously explored the moon

Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life

Why shame is an evolution-based defense mechanism

Private space tourism is taking off—but laws on outer space are from another era

Massive Kamchatka earthquake has extended rupture that overlaps 1952 event, researchers find

Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands—here's what's holding them back

'Janus-faced' nanomaterials pave the way for selectively capturing radioactive pollutants

Firms with independent board members are more willing to challenge risky CEO pay structures, says new research

How Hurricane Dorian changed disaster reporting

Ancient clay figurine from Guatemala may bear the oldest written numbers in Mesoamerica

Five-year plan to help scientists better understand the causes of algal blooms

Binary asteroids' puzzling configurations may link to multi-satellite history

Scientists discover collagen, the human body's most abundant protein, is liquid-like inside cells

Wary investors hit by a natural disaster seek premium on equity investment

Q&A: Expert offers insight on stopping the New World screwworm

AI set to reshape Indigenous Ranger education

Would you return a favor? Scientists say it depends on the relationship

Air pollution's daily pulse over the Northeast

Consciousness likely not unique to earthlings, paper says

On the hunt for cosmic dawn and the universe's very first stars

Insights into soil fertility help guide more targeted fertilizer strategies for long-term soil management

Seeds under pressure: New study reveals how climate change threatens Victoria's alpine plant populations

Physical punishment of children is harmful and must be banned, UK researchers say

Electron matter waves gain ultrafast torque that flips handedness in femtoseconds

Weaker monsoon, bigger risks: Intense downpours could still hit South Asia hard

NASA head defends Artemis 3 crew of all men

New art test could help museums spot fake Van Goghs without touching paintings

Message drift: Why things get taken out of context online and why it matters

Pathogenic fungus transmitted by domestic cat scratches is present in wild animals

Researchers develop a new anti-jellyfish floating buoy

Virtual future selves improve students' planning and motivation, with gains seen after six months

Preschoolers whose parents received coaching had fewer conduct problems, higher cognitive skills in middle school

Butter or margarine? A food scientist describes how subtle chemical deviations can affect your baked goods

New iron–scandium catalyst extends carbon nanotube growth at high temperatures

Research examines how corporate workforce messaging shapes recruiting

Where humpbacks gather near Tokyo's remote islands could reshape whale watching and conservation

Silver nanoparticles pave the way for precise DNA cutting and joining

Canada's 'AI for All' strategy has ambitious growth targets, but it falls short on workers and the environment