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The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit

Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations

Why Aristotle would hate Valentine's Day, and his five steps to love

Love stories of the Berlin Wall: Couples reunited via tunnels, hot air balloons and zip wires

Will artificial snow save the ski industry in the long run, or curse it?

Hair extensions may contain chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive issues

Only humans have chins: Study shows it's an evolutionary accident

Mars' 'young' volcanoes prove more complex than scientists once thought

Carbon nanotube 'sandpaper' polishes semiconductor surfaces down to a few atoms

Extinct Hawaiian ibis with strangely small eyes suggests a shift to nocturnal life

Flipping and reversing mini-proteins could improve tuberculosis treatment

Why I'm still an environmental optimist – despite it all

What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick

New Scientist recommends Hamnet, and its look at our links with nature

Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

'Roughly 109.5 golden retrievers': a new way to measure ice

Humic acid-modified bentonite improves ammonium retention and reduces nitrogen loss

Parabolic mirror-enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables high-sensitivity trace gas detection

How a tiny shrimp could hold the clue to better armor

A new way to 'cage' plutonium

The radical propulsion needed to catch the solar gravitational lens

Freshwater ecosystems could play a critical role in climate resilience

Strike against mask wearing in 1930s echoed COVID-19 protests, study finds

Not all gigs are equal: Informal self-employment linked to lower pay, poorer health and instability

UK winters grow wetter as greenhouse gases rise, research reveals

Tiny marine animal reveals bacterial origin of animal defense mechanisms

Not like other rats: Getting to know the rakali

Ammonia leaks can be spotted in under two seconds using new alveoli-inspired droplet sensor

What does it take to eat like an Olympian?

Edward Teller Tried to Move Mountains With Nuclear Bombs

Food chains in Caribbean coral reefs are getting shorter

7,000-year-old deer antler headdress from Eilsleben illustrates contact between hunter–gatherers and early farmers

Keeping an eagle eye on carbon stored in the ocean

New experiments suggest Earth's core contains up to 45 oceans' worth of hydrogen

Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar as 2nd-largest city '75% destroyed'

Southern right whales are having babies less often, but why?

Majorana qubits become readable as quantum capacitance detects even-odd states

Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

The surprising origins of Britain's Bronze Age immigrants revealed

Quick course correction needed to avoid 'hothouse Earth' scenario, scientists say

Root microbes could help oak trees adapt to drought

7,000 years of change: How humans reshaped Caribbean coral reef food chains

A precise proton measurement helps put a core theory of physics to the test

What the troubling use of the term 'ghettos' reveals about Denmark's attitude towards immigration

Can life begin on a moon without a sun?

Celebrating the women shaping the future of science and scholarly publishing

Drones can offer a faster, more precise way to measure blackberry flowering

New toolkit helps women report abuse in sport

FDA won’t consider a new mRNA vaccine for flu despite the technology’s life-saving promise

Is your phone your comfort blanket?