Today's News

30 minutes ago
Astronomy
0

How astronomers are piecing together the mysterious origins of superluminous supernovae

1 hour ago
Space Exploration
32

Earth captures new 'mini moon'

3 hours ago
Social Sciences
8

Study finds that drivers of flashycars are less likely to yield for pedestrians

Ecology
36

Helpful interactions can keep societies stable

Environment
3

TRAX air quality study expands

Ecology
19

China to send 'duck army' to help Pakistan fight locusts

Space Exploration
177

Satellite almost on empty gets new life after space docking

Education
3

'Low' socioeconomic status is the biggest barrier to STEM participation

Economics & Business
6

Consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains

12 hours ago
Astronomy
518

Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life

Condensed Matter
117

Scientists make most sensitive measurements to date of silicon's conductivity

Earth Sciences
147

Freshwater flowing into the North Pacific plays key role in North America's climate

Social Sciences
6

Bilingual mash ups: Counterintuitive findings from sociolinguistics

Space Exploration
756

Digging into the far side of the moon: Chang'E-4 probes 40 meters into lunar surface

Ecology
162

Super-urinators among the mangroves: Excretory gifts from estuary's busiest fish promote ecosystem health

Ecology
209

Billions lost as illicit fisheries trade hurting nations who can afford it least

Earth Sciences
66

Complex local conditions keep fields of dunes from going active all at once

Space Exploration
205

Ancient meteorite site on Earth could reveal new clues about Mars' past

Ecology
33

Cannibalism on rise among polar bears, say Russian scientists

Veterinary medicine
13

Are cats the 'canary in the coal mine' for wildfire effects on human health?

General Physics
493

Method with polarized light can create and measure nonsymmetrical states in a layered material

Plants & Animals
42

Mosaic evolution painted lorikeets a rainbow of color

Environment
56

Researchers connect microbes in the twilight zone of the ocean with the breakdown of tough organic molecules

Nanomaterials
105

Researchers develop technique to create nanomaterials which may help detect cancer earlier

18 hours ago
Condensed Matter
144

Explained: Why water droplets 'bounce off the walls'

Environment
49

Wildness in urban parks important for human well-being

Other
8

Tax rule for industry rewards carbon capture

Materials Science
3

Chemists learn how to detect phenols in smoked food samples using vitamin B4

Plants & Animals
54

Biodiversity increases the efficiency of energy use in grasslands

Materials Science
16

Motley crew: Rust and light a possible answer to the conundrum of hydrogen fuel production

Biochemistry
350

Scientists discover new clue behind age-related diseases and food spoilage

Environment
3

Hazardous waste or edible food?

Plasma Physics
80

Isotope movement holds key to the power of fusion reactions

Materials Science
6

Team develops separator that reduces gas crossover for water electrolyzer

Environment
4

We're coming up with a new set of targets to protect the natural world. Here's how

Economics & Business
2

Crowdfunding: Entrepreneurs should resist the urge to promise to save the Earth

Biochemistry
22

Discovery of entirely new class of RNA caps in bacteria

Plants & Animals
21

Vertical fibers in the suckerfish's suction cup-like fin help it hitchhike

Plants & Animals
412

Overlooked arch in the foot is key to its evolution and function

General Physics
1017

Study identifies a transition in the strong nuclear force that illuminates the structure of a neutron star's core

Environment
8

New functional indicators to detect human activity impacts in temporary rivers

General Physics
4

Glass slides that stand to revolutionize fluorescence microscopy

Ecology
7

Global species loss could be halved

Social Sciences
16

The eugenics debate isn't over – but we should be wary of people who claim it can fix social problems

Environment
65

Nuclear war could be devastating for the U.S., even if no one shoots back

Plants & Animals
4

Melting properties determine the biological functions of the cuticular hydrocarbon layer of ants

Biotechnology
10

Scientists create virus-resistant tomato plants

Earth Sciences
8

Scientists discover dust from Middle East cools the Red Sea

Materials Science
3

Small precipitates make big difference in mitigating strength-ductility tradeoff

Economics & Business
7

Supporting worker sleep is good for business

Economics & Business
1

A company's good deeds can make consumers think its products are safer

Analytical Chemistry
7

Metal-organic frameworks can separate gases despite the presence of water

Environment
5

A new set of targets to protect the natural world

Quantum Physics
230

Scientists 'film' a quantum measurement

Astronomy
31

Help find the location of newly discovered black holes in the LOFAR Radio Galaxy Zoo project

Biochemistry
14

New compound could improve photodynamic therapy for cancer

Astronomy
43

Gemini South telescope captures exquisite planetary nebula

Biotechnology
46

Researchers turn bacterial cell into biological computer

Nanophysics
280

Building ultrasensitive and ultrathin phototransistors and photonic synapses using hybrid superstructures

Environment
18

Comparing greenhouse gas footprints of online versus traditional shopping

General Physics
147

A possible new way to cool computer chips

Cell & Microbiology
43

Breakthrough virus simulations tackle the flu

Cell & Microbiology
11

Cellular metabolism regulates the fate decision between pathogenic and regulatory T cells

Quantum Physics
177

Engineers ensure quantum experiments get off to the right start

Nanophysics
42

Weak forces are strong enough to align semiconductor nanoparticles

Space Exploration
54

Turbulent times revealed on Asteroid 4 Vesta

Plants & Animals
11

New research sheds light on the unique 'call' of Ross Sea killer whales

Political science
3

Carbon pricing proven to reduce emissions, so why are we avoiding it?

Education
3

How to decipher the news to find the facts

General Physics
17

Researchers report more accurate measurement of neutrons

Materials Science
13

Separation chemistry: A step toward greener metal recycling processes

Social Sciences
2

A 5-step plan to improve gender diversity in media

Plants & Animals
617

Study reveals similarities between bee brains and human brains

Earth Sciences
43

Ghostly traces of massive ancient river revealed

Astronomy
217

Thermonuclear X-ray bursts and dips detected from the X-ray binary 4U 1323-62

Social Sciences
2

When firms move to appoint sustainability executives, investors take notice

Nanophysics
145

Light-shrinking device enables detection of ultra-tiny substances

Plants & Animals
6

CT scanning wheat grains for stress tolerance

Archaeology & Fossils
224

Two new ancient species of cockroaches found in cave in Myanmar

Economics & Business
241

Study: Restricting where and how social security payments can be spent is 'disabling'

Nanophysics
22

When bonding noble metals to 2-D materials, interfaces matter

Materials Science
21

Cold sintering produces capacitor material at record low temperatures

Ecology
9

Why coronavirus could help save China's endangered species

Environment
9

Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals

Environment
26

Caves face new unknown after unprecedented bushfires

Materials Science
42

Aerogels for solar devices and windows

Space Exploration
13

Suited up: Testing how microgravity affects our ability to grab and manipulate objects in space

Environment
50

Abandoned cropland helps make Europe cooler

Quantum Physics
129

The first quantum orienteering by quantum entangling measurements enhancement

Environment
23

Video: Toward zero carbon with David Attenborough and Jane Goodall

Biochemistry
53

MOF co-catalyst allows selectivity of branched aldehydes of up to 90%

Nanomaterials
4

Regioselective magnetization enabled chiral semiconducting heteronanorods

Biotechnology
7

Scientists develop algorithm for researching evolutionary history of species with whole-genome duplications