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Researchers detect potentially harmful substance in solid waste

Tropical insects may be running out of room as temperatures rise

Sargassum, the smelly nemesis of beach vacations, has become a self‑sustaining disaster that will keep coming back

California drought may have pushed parts of the Sacramento Valley aquifer toward permanent collapse

The future of the UK's renowned Lovell radio telescope is in question after a funding cut

Play is essential for young children, including when it comes to their learning

Mesolithic hunter-gatherers on Malta relied on repeated sea crossings, study suggests

Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation

Small ants that evict coffee pests may gain reproductive boost while protecting crops

Social amoebae form nanotube networks linking multiple cells

'Rivers in the sky' influence marine heat waves

Ultracold neutrons don't disappear into the mirror world

Elephant vaccine shows first signs of protection against deadly virus

Falling birth rates mean schools are closing—affecting whole communities

US residents near small rivers face disproportionately high future flood risks

Fire can destroy peatlands. But in Australia, it can also help protect them

AI-designed SARS-CoV-2 variants escape prevalent antibodies

Evidence of giant rings in Venus's atmosphere uncovered in archived observations

Researchers examine academic success for new immigrant high schoolers

Similarity between human and bovine cells could advance drug discovery

Self-cleaning nanoscale sensor could transform personalized medicine

Supporters of losing political parties express less trust in fellow citizens, study says

A lipid switch that blocks anthrax from entering cells

New report shows nation's population growth is slowing

Dynamic 'breathing' in nanopore structures can maximize efficiency of molecule separation and diffusion

New research shows how 'hot electrons' can reshape metals in billionths of a second

A way to read quantum bits faster and with less hardware

New carbon calculator measures emissions per spa visit

One grain to rule them all: History of rice as a global food

Tabby's star may be orbited by a planetary-mass companion

Neuroscientists reveal limits of human compassion for global crises

New Ribo-Tweezer tool can pluck individual protein pieces out of a working ribosome

Martian space suits will need to be 40% lighter

Review explains links between plasmids, horizontal gene transfer and antimicrobial resistance

Helical nanoparticles trigger cancer alarms and deliver gene therapy

Chicxulub's lingering dust may have turned falling debris into a global firestorm

Climate change and social concerns could drive more radical protests

More evidence Mars once had water emerges from old Spirit rover data

More green space alone won't beat urban heat

JWST could spot volcanic 'exo-Ios' around super-Jupiters

Cracking the axolotl code: How to regrow limbs and stay young

Astronomers find strongest evidence yet that Betelgeuse has a companion

Psychologist develops puzzle that can tell you how fast you think

AI models explain 17% of earnings-day stock moves, up from 5%

Scientists repair damaged plastics at the molecular level, boosting recycling potential

NASA science soars during August total solar eclipse

Benefits of middle school program trickle down to next generation

Moon's thick crust could amplify elusive gravitational-wave signals

Record snow drought drives water-hauling crisis for Rocky Mountain ranchers

AI-powered camera system offers low-cost way to monitor bumblebees, potentially other insects