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Back to the basics: Minimal genomes yield viable plants for biotech applications

Plastic pollution plague blights Asia

Archaeologists use X-rays to distinguish iron from different periods of America's colonial past

Study offers new insight into mixed virus interactions in plants

Machine learning reveals the mysteries of amorphous alumina thin films at atomic scale

New pesticides provide challenging alternatives to neonicotinoids

Experience does not guarantee success for hiring CEOs, study finds

AI is making reading books feel obsolete, and students have a lot to lose

4 out of 5 US troops surveyed understand the duty to disobey illegal orders

Spiderweb silks and architectures reveal millions of years of evolutionary ingenuity

What does pocket money teach children? It can offer social as well as financial education

Targeted cultivation strategies boost health-promoting compounds in red cabbage

The power of poop: How human waste can boost crop yields and cut greenhouse gas emissions

Using sound to remember quantum information 30 times longer

'Essentiality' scan reveals what Mycoplasma pneumoniae truly needs to survive

Rapidly changing river patterns found in High Mountain Asia pose challenge for region's energy future

Biological process underlying coho salmon die-offs unlocked

'Controlled evolution' dramatically boosts plasmid DNA production for biomedical manufacturing

No Earth-like atmosphere found on exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d

How much has Mercury shrunk?

Why AI ‘Therapy’ Can Be So Dangerous

Molecular hybridization achieved through quantum vacuum manipulation

Covalent organic frameworks harness both singlet and triplet states for photocatalysis

6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system

Tiny discs can levitate in the upper atmosphere using sunlight alone

High-resolution models predict tropical cyclone rainfall will rise sharply under global warming

Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin

Air quality data derived from megacities can lead to significant inaccuracies when applied to US urban centers

Novel drug-loading technique: Cubosome-based method incorporates mRNA into exosomes in 10 minutes

What Is a Glacial Outburst Flood? Alaska’s Suicide Basin Explained

Amorphous cathode reveals low-voltage oxygen dimer redox mechanism

Laser therapy boosts effectiveness of antifungal drugs against resistant Candida

Two new Thrissops species provide insights into early teleost evolution

New Human Ancestor Identified from Fossil Teeth

People disregard advice when making tough decisions, international study finds

Dagger beaks and strong wings: New fossils rewrite the penguin story and affirm NZ as a cradle of their evolution

Tiny creatures, big insights: Copepods uncover sea's microbial signature

Most carbon taxes are not designed to lower carbon emissions, study finds

Seafloor fiber sensing reveals how falling ice drives glacial retreat in Greenland

Sediment surge: Years after an earthquake, rivers still carry the mountains downstream

Overhaul global food systems to avert worsening land crisis, scientists urge

Sunlight-powered floating structures offer a new window into Earth's upper atmosphere

Scientists uncover new fossils—and a new species of ancient human ancestor

Coffee fortified with iron—new microparticles can be added to food and beverages to fight malnutrition

Sunlight is all that’s needed to keep these tiny aircraft aloft

Why people reclaim words meant to insult them—and how this has become a powerful tool for protest

Troy's fall was partly due to environmental strain—and it holds lessons for today

Antarctic leopard seal 'songs' are surprisingly similar to nursery rhymes

Canadian cities are unprepared for climate-driven migration—here's what they can do

A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters—here's one of them