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An earful of gill: Evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear

A Sustainable Development Goal for space?

Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid misuse remains unproven, researchers say

Two-in-one root armor protects plants from environmental stressors and fights climate change

The extreme teeth of sabre-toothed predators were 'optimal' for biting into prey

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it's weak and may cause fewer problems

Spacecraft buzzes Mercury's north pole and beams back stunning photos

Blue Origin's first orbital launch now targeting Sunday

Shocked LA residents survey fire damage, brace for more

Three myths about rural education that are holding students back

I study modern-day slavery—and here's what I've learned about how enslavers try to justify their actions

Coral reefs' surprising recovery linked to close neighbors

Is there really a mid-career crisis? Job satisfaction follows a U-shaped curve only among highly skilled workers

How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California

Boreal forests face increased wildfire threat as tree densities shift

Slavery, tax evasion, resistance: The story of 11 Africans in South America's gold mines in the 1500s

The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries

Uncovering ghost drivers in the genome: Study shows convergent promoters act as potent regulators

High-resolution simulations explore the physics of star formation

Social and economic disparities impact wildfire protection in California

Echidna genome study unravels the events leading to multiple sex chromosomes

Database paves the way for first study to compare wild animal hunting patterns in African tropical forests

Scientists engineer CRISPR enzymes that evade immune system

Samples from Mars' surface could unravel planet's history, researchers argue

Gene-silencing spray to combat cereal disease is safe for the environment, finds study

Mining dust is suffocating nearby forests in India, study shows

Signature whistles help estimate bottlenose dolphin abundance

Fossil killifish: New findings reveal unforeseen diversity

Nearly 30,000 wild species identified in US trade data

Janus graphene nanoribbons poised to advance quantum technologies

Newly sequenced genome for orange foxtail sheds light on weed resistance

US steel needs federal investment to stay competitive, expert says

Professor suggests graves at Sutton Hoo belonged to British men who fought for Byzantine Empire

Conservationists share what Africa needs to do to meet biodiversity targets

Perseverance's 2024 journey: From SHERLOC's revival to ancient rocks

Domain wall fluctuations in 2D materials reveal a new mechanism of superconductivity

Why sabre-toothed animals evolved again and again

Keeping space tidy should become a global UN goal, say researchers

Mammalian outer ear traced back to ancient fish gills

The extreme teeth of saber-toothed predators were 'optimal' for biting into prey, study reveals

The Balbiani body: Cracking the secret of embryonic beginnings

Gene-expression study reveals 2-in-1 root armor protects plants from environmental stressors, fights climate change

Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize–Winning Work on mRNA Was Long Ignored—And Led to COVID Vaccines

Scientist helps identify 1,000-year-old seedling linked to biblical myrrh

Dense human populations linked to longer urban coyote lifespans

Photoacoustic spectroscopy approach achieves real-time detection of low gas concentrations

Small changes can dramatically boost efficacy of piezoceramics

Physical signals as fate deciders: How mechanical forces extrude cells from tissues

Discovering hidden wrinkles in spacecraft membranes with a single camera