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Scientists simulating ant swarms find a 'first mover' can set the colony in motion

Black-box technologies could undermine confidence in scientific findings

Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Niño stirs Pacific

Extreme weather is making work difficult for many people. This is what needs to change

Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off coast of Indonesia and tsunami warning issued

After commercial whaling nearly erased them, blue and fin whales are slowly reclaiming the southeast Atlantic

'Starwashing': How space companies use the greenwashing playbook while causing environmental damage

The false and the furious: We aren't just bothered by different beliefs—we're bothered when we think others are wrong

Green roofs can help cool cities in the summer heat, but building them is only the first step. Many don't survive

Airborne observatory improves views of solar corona during cloud-covered eclipse

Wheat gene behind Hessian fly resistance cloned after 50-year search

Unlocking the past: New method helps gain insights into old tissues

Europe's mountain summits are warming—vegetation is responding in surprisingly different ways

Engineered microbe speeds CO₂ capture and recovers critical metals

Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire

Cell biochemistry beyond membranes: Condensate physics reveals general rules for chemical responses

Bound gravitational waves inspired by photonic systems

Cells pulse together as they grow—and malignant cells pulse the longest

Guangzhou crucibles provide earliest direct evidence of brass-making in East Asia

Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals

Early settlement dynamics in the Pacific revealed through ancient DNA

Constipation is common in astronauts—blood tests provide new answers

A new way to beat jet lag? Engineered cells speed circadian adjustment

X-band radar data sharpen simulation of westerly weak tornado

Controlling the rotation direction of light without complex new materials

Bringing butterflies back from the brink of extinction

Mysterious Cygnus Bubble may trace back to microquasar, astronomers suggest

Q&A: What are chalk streams and why are these rare rivers under threat?

New findings overturn 100-year-old assumption about common bacteria in the lungs

Scientists develop method to deliver sugars directly into cells

Stable RNA elements open new possibilities for mRNA therapeutics

Sediments off Brazil's northeast coast reveal sudden changes in heat transport in the Atlantic

Quality vs. quantity: Why 'super-shedders' may not be the superspreaders of disease outbreaks

Genetic analysis reveals new species of endangered baobab tree in Madagascar

Long-lost convent rediscovered under a soccer field in Denmark

US could exhaust domestic phosphorus within 40 years, but waste offers reserves

Four hazards converge in East Portland, where underinvestment deepens vulnerability

Butterfly-inspired technology could change the way we monitor air

Cells use a little-known molecule to protect themselves from iron overload

Tiny satellite will use the dark side of the moon to eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe

Tiny DNA rotor lets microscopes track gene transcription one base pair at a time

Why climate-driven droughts and floods rarely become international news

Human blood may have helped preserve ancient Chinese rock art for 2,000 years

Arctic balloon samples trace marine sugars from the ocean to cloud-forming heights

Doomscrolling at work wastes time, but the real cost is what happens after

New AI model detects hidden signs of solar eruptions hours before they emerge

Pacific farmers are reviving traditional knowledge to tackle a changing climate

Red skies, lost solar power: Why Australia must prepare for more dust storms

Quantum Latin squares cannot solve Euler's 36 officers problem without entanglement