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Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century

Crime against wildlife is surging in Australia. These four reforms can help tackle it

We can rewrite our genetic code: Best ideas of the century

This tool-using cow defies expectations for bovine braininess

New brain training study could help explain the placebo effect

First-ever flexible tool use seen in a cow suggests livestock are smarter than believed

How every generation uses AI, from boomers to Gen Z

American farmers, who once fed the world, face a volatile global market with diminishing federal backing

What makes people more likely to give to charity after a disaster

China is becoming more sexually liberal—if you are a man

What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about health care in space

Rare plant thought extinct rediscovered by citizen scientist in remote Australia

Barnacle gloop could improve inflammatory bowel disease treatments

When science discourages correction: How publishers profit from mistakes

Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land

Calm seas can drive coral bleaching, research reveals

How astronauts will fix their gear using thin air

Japan Trench geology confirmed as key driver of 2011 megaquake

Gender quotas for public company boards spur rise in women CEOs, study finds

Protostars carve out homes in the Orion Molecular Cloud

Building the data infrastructure for next-generation materials science

Feeling involved in decision-making associated with higher mental well-being, lower loneliness for women in farming

COVID-era trick could transform drug and chemical discovery

Wildfires trigger massive soil loss for decades, new global map shows

The online tool keeping corporations honest on climate action

Seychelles leads the way in the protection of sharks and rays, finds study

Geoscientists use satellite data to determine how water shapes the land

Observing the positronium beam as a quantum matter wave for the first time

Major review finds no autism or ADHD risk from pregnancy Tylenol

Study advances the global understanding of human attachment and emotional development

Study reveals key reasons Bristol's ethnic minorities 40% less likely to visit local parks

Why head coaches often lose the blame game

Cigarette filters: An underestimated source of microplastic pollution

Sugarcane hits the sweet spot for sustainable carbon

Marine wildlife rarely interact with tidal turbines—and usually avoid collisions when they do, observations show

Should Europe boycott US tech over Greenland, and is it even possible?

X-ray observations reveal hidden disturbances in galaxy cluster Abell 3571

Star appears to have vanished in a failed supernova

A “dormant” brain protein turns out to be a powerful switch

White paper released on Credit for Prior Learning as a catalyst for internal mobility and retention

A new nanorobot designed to improve immune cell recognition could help treat colorectal cancer

A new bill could give Californians money for science they fund

The most important second in the entire history of the universe

Inside the mysterious collapse of dark matter halos

This tiny power module could change how the world uses energy

Giving astronauts tardigrade toughness will be harder than we hoped

Meet ‘Baseodiscus the Eldest,’ a record-setting ribbon worm more than 27 years old

Spiders build giant decoys to scare predators from webs

How the frog meat trade helped spread a deadly fungus worldwide

As EPA ponders Clean Water Act, activists say business eclipsing environment