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Ancient civilizations had ways to counter the urban heat island effect—how history's lessons apply to cities today

Spectacular increase in the deuterium/hydrogen ratio in Venus' atmosphere

Mosquitoes use gut bacteria to fight the malaria they transmit—scientists are exploring how to use this

Researcher says more validation needed for increase in gallbladder surgeries

How Russian gender-based disinformation could influence the 2024 US presidential election

Bali gives a snapshot of what 'overtourism' looks like in the developing world

The overshoot myth: We can't keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C

Neutrons illuminate environmental and biological mysteries

Humans can work with nature to solve big environmental problems—but there's no quick fix, researchers say

Thoroughbred horse's death prompts uncomfortable questions about how champion mares spend their retirement

What does family look like in Australia? It's more diverse than you think

Advanced materials could provide more durable metals for fusion power reactors

Paleontologists describe new examples of giant sea scorpions from the Silurian and Devonian in New South Wales

Sponges' symbiosis with bacteria helps them store toxic molybdenum to keep predators away, study shows

The surprising science of coffee and its effect on both body and mind

John McFall Is Breaking Barriers as the World’s First Parastronaut

Demand for low-quality credits undermines the voluntary carbon market: Study

The evolution of the Trappist-1 planetary system

Roundworm study paves way for better RNA-based drugs to treat human disease

Supercomputer simulations offer explanation for X-ray radiation from black holes

We know parents shape children's reading—but so can aunts, uncles and grandparents, by sharing beloved books

Adaptive 3D printing system can pick and place organisms for bioimaging and cryopreservation

A new reaction to enhance aromatic ketone use in chemical synthesis

A more varied diet would help the world's economy as well as its health

New fish species discovered in Mauritanian deep-water coral reefs

New supramolecular polymer shows spontaneous unfolding and aggregation

New software tool aims to reduce reliance on animal testing

Pioneering research discovers PFOS chemical pollution in platypuses

Concerned about your early reader? Why 'wait and see' isn't advised for reading struggles

Outdated and imprecise: Why it's time we retired the term 'race relations'

Five things that can help autistic students settle into university

AI could help shrinking pool of coders keep outdated programs working

New research analyzes 'Finnegans Wake' for novel spacing between punctuation marks

The nearest midsized black hole might instead be a horde of lightweights

How Does a Bioluminescent Petunia Glow?

Coming through wildfire: Professor's campus is a living lab

A European lander could return an ice core for a fraction of the cost of Europa Clipper

Genomic research focuses on medical potential for scorpion venom

Why don't more politicians retire? Expert explains how the US could benefit from a mandatory retirement age

New forensics technique measures individual DNA shedding to aid criminal investigations

Novel ratchet mechanism uses a geometrically symmetric gear driven by asymmetric surface wettability

Earth-like exoplanets might be in short supply for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Image: Juice snaps moon en route to Earth

Hubble spots a cluster of emission nebulae within the Large Magellanic Cloud

Veterans report underemployment, pay frustration up to four years post-service

Learn how to budget with the help of psychology

How fly fishing strengthens our connection with wildlife and fosters conservation efforts

'Amazon' algae shed light on what happens to populations when females switch to asexual reproduction

New simulations shed light on stellar destruction by supermassive black holes

Astronomers discover spectacular increase in the deuterium to hydrogen ratio in Venus's atmosphere