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New placenta-on-a-chip model allows engineers to study effects of environmental toxins

France's shorter workweek hit lower-skilled workers harder

Antibiotic pollution may be key factor in honeybee colony collapses

Pinning down the structure of quark-gluon plasma, the universe's first fluid

What AI can lose when it makes Holocaust writings easier to read

New research explores how offshore wind development may alter marine food webs

Leaf nutrient balance helps explain earlier fall color in US forests

New research explores what our appetite for a digital detox can tell us

Plastic bags and bottles become industrial-strength adhesives through new upcycling method

New tests expand empathy measurement to joyful stories and embarrassing mishaps

Black characters receive similar precision ratings whether they look 'nerdy' or 'chill'

Connecting artificial intelligence with the tools of astrophysical research

Electrical control of an unconventional quantum transport state demonstrated in a magnet for the first time

How palm orientation shapes spin characteristics in volleyball jump serves

Physicist develops detector capable of counting photons for quantum computing

Citizen science program helps find exotic ticks

As Antarctic blue whales advance along the road to recovery, continued oversight is key

How octopuses squeeze through too-small gaps

Born to be queen: A look inside fire ant hierarchy

How private schools segregate students by class and strengthen social divisions

Avian influenza spread beyond a backyard coop on an Illinois farm, analysis finds

Newly identified protein mechanism helps explain how cells respond to physical forces

Clothes on the bed, nothing feels right: The psychology behind your seasonal wardrobe meltdown

Hubble learns galactic history from stars

New microscopy method reveals tiny cell structures and their molecular surroundings

Linguist to record the magic songs of the Awajún people of Peru

Chilean rodent population collapse reveals how extreme drought can overwhelm wildlife's resilience

Ancient Maya mercury use may have come at a severe environmental cost

Researchers develop synergistic additives for scalable slot-die-coated perovskite photovoltaics

Ice-age abrupt climate shifts were not as fast as thought, new study finds

A plant-based hair dye that smells like cinnamon

Hooved mammals that migrate may be at greater risk of extinction than those that stay put

Cannabis was used as an intoxicant as early as 2,800 years ago

DNA nanoswitches find new drug leads faster by measuring protein interactions

Blocking specific molecular signal on immune cells may restore ability to fight mutated cells

Controlling molecular helicity: A new approach to constructing chiral nanographenes

Researchers explore how AI could improve earthquake safety

A well-timed blink helps us to look around

Coating made from renewable plant-based materials could simplify recycling while reducing exposure to microplastics

New European database to support environmental risk assessment of human pharmaceuticals

A sweeter future? AI helps scientists discover new sugar substitutes

After 40 years of searching, physicists find evidence for an ultrarare particle decay

Study suggests there is no 'right' way to teach statistics, giving flexibility to educators

Tiny animal populations can recover, challenging assumptions about extinction risk

The way media reports suicide can help save lives

Mystery origin of iconic Stonehenge Altar Stone deepens as search narrows

Research supports communitywide efforts to fight bedbug infestations, expert explains

How do octopuses remember? Scientists uncover a surprising secret

Too many e-scooters? Blame competition

A 70-million-year-old genetic rescue allowed codfishes to escape extinction and shape the North Atlantic