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Environment
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South America sweats under high temps—in the middle of winter

Agriculture
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Austria farmers up in arms over Brussels GMO plans

Ecology
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Dead fish carpet beaches at Pacific coast town in north Mexico as experts blame toxic algae bloom

Social Sciences
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Workers are less productive and make more typos in the afternoon—especially on Fridays

Plants & Animals
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Researchers are using monkey poop to learn how an endangered species chooses its mates

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Paleontology & Fossils
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Paleontologists discover microvertebrate faunal assemblages in Manitoba, Canada

9 hours ago
Environment
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Eight Colorado lakes suspected of toxic algae blooms: Why it is becoming worse

General Physics
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New radar research overcomes nearly century-old trade-off between wavelength and distance resolution

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Social Sciences
22

Broaden definition of education for children in care to better support their development, study urges

Environment
2

Scientists dig into wildfire predictions, long-term impacts

General Physics
93

In some materials, immutable topological states can be entangled with other manipulable quantum states

Plants & Animals
42

Sea urchins are struggling to 'get a grip' as climate change alters ecosystems

Nanomaterials
47

Water-purifying cup makes drinkable water from creeks and streams

Evolution
40

Examining the power of host social interactions in bacterial evolution

Political science
8

New study: Political animosity is global

Analytical Chemistry
32

Duct tape evidence holds up in court using innovative method from forensic scientists

Analytical Chemistry
11

Steric zipper interactions in artificial crystalline peptide β-sheets

Plants & Animals
1

Interest in bird feeding surged in over 100 countries worldwide during the COVID-19 lockdowns

Social Sciences
28

Teamwork environments linked to white US employees going the extra mile

Archaeology
119

Neolithic necklace from child's grave reveals complex ancient culture

Social Sciences
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Study shows speech deepfakes frequently fool people, even after training on how to detect them

Quantum Physics
144

Calculations reveal high-resolution view of quarks inside protons

Condensed Matter
182

Scientists discover unusual ultrafast motion in layered magnetic materials

Superconductivity
240

Waves of charge signal rare physics at work inside a superconductor

Optics & Photonics
50

Researchers show how to increase X-ray laser brightness and power using a crystal cavity and diamond mirrors

Plants & Animals
10

Attention beachgoers: Everything you think you know about sharks is probably wrong

Earth Sciences
21

Joshua trees burn, massive wildfire threatens to forever alter Mojave Desert

Ecology
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New method has promise for accurate, efficient soil carbon estimates

Ecology
2

Researchers map cadmium in cacao: 'The problem isn't as bad as we thought'

Materials Science
1

Solar-driven conversion of waste plastics into their building blocks

Molecular & Computational biology
1

Optimizing low-protein diets in broiler chickens: The role of grain type and dietary arginine to lysine ratio

Earth Sciences
44

Clearcut logging found to lead to more frequent flooding, including extreme floods

Earth Sciences
150

Drops of seawater found to contain traces of an ancient world

Molecular & Computational biology
1

Gourmet or imitation? New technique ferrets out food fraud

Molecular & Computational biology
21

Structural insights illuminate the arms race between crop plants and fungal pathogens

Materials Science
339

True shape of lithium revealed for the first time

Ecology
1

Study highlights importance of mineral iron in ocean ecosystems

Social Sciences
2

A chatbot willing to take on questions of all kinds is the latest representation of Jesus for the AI age

Earth Sciences
43

Dune patterns reveal environmental change on Earth and other planets

Social Sciences
54

Trump's rise in power resulted from America's racial divide, not cult leadership, study says

Biotechnology
4

Learning how to control HIV from African genomes

Social Sciences
1

Hiring refugees is not just 'doing a good thing': Research shows it can also help businesses

Earth Sciences
25

Fiber optic cables detect and characterize earthquakes

Plants & Animals
1

Substitution of tolerant for sensitive species balances ecosystems in agricultural areas, study says

Plants & Animals
8

Meg 2: The truth about the extinct mega shark, and why even this ridiculous film could inspire future paleontologists

Space Exploration
30

Airbus partners with Voyager Space to build ISS replacement

Environment
30

Floods for miles: swathes of China underwater after historic rain

Ecology
1

Running wild: stray dogs threaten rare Balkan lynx

Plants & Animals
53

The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert

Environment
1

Kuwait's scorching summers a warning for heating planet

Earth Sciences
1

The 2022 Sichuan-Chongqing spatio-temporally compound extremes: A bitter taste of novel hazards

Social Sciences
4

Research finds scandals have less impact on politicians than they used to

Veterinary medicine
1

Roles of chlorogenic acid in regulating growth performance and immune function of broilers

Social Sciences
7

Is traditional heterosexual romance sexist?

Economics & Business
14

The way brands address getting called out on Twitter affects their bottom line

Plants & Animals
19

Unique study shows that wild predators can be trained to hunt alien species they have never seen before

Social Sciences
18

The reaction to 'X,' Elon Musk's rebrand of Twitter, reflects how we feel about brands

Cell & Microbiology
1

Novel fatty acids-governed cannibalism in beneficial rhizosphere Bacillus enhances biofilm formation

Astronomy
62

Webb spotlights gravitational arcs in 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster

Social Sciences
8

How social media can spread conspiracy theories and even spark violence

Environment
1

Nuclear war would be more devastating for Earth's climate than cold war predictions, even with fewer weapons

Social Sciences
12

Climate change contributes to violence against children. Here's how

Biotechnology
25

My Climate View provides farmers insights into future climate based on location and commodity

Biochemistry
19

Nature's kitchen: How a chemical reaction used by cooks helped create life on Earth

Molecular & Computational biology
10

An ancient grain unlocks genetic secrets for making bread wheat more resilient

Social Sciences
4

Researchers prefer same-gender co-authors, study confirms

Environment
1

Expert explains how cities can beat the heat by building better

Earth Sciences
1

Physicists develop a technology for measuring total ozone columns based on machine learning

Other
30

Researchers discover evolutionary evidence in ultra-marathon runners

Plants & Animals
1

How the tropical red swamp crayfish successfully invaded the cold regions of Japan

Biotechnology
8

New diagnostic tools protect dogs and humans from deadly parasite

Biotechnology
4

An escape signal for the nematode: Artificial intelligence helps elucidate structure of a novel light sensor

Molecular & Computational biology
1

Beneficial bacteria UD1022 promising for disarming fungal pathogens that affect turfgrass

Condensed Matter
73

Sensing and controlling microscopic spin density in materials

Environment
14

Protect the economy by protecting nature, study urges

Bio & Medicine
5

Microcrystalline cellulose soaks up amitriptyline to treat overdose

Social Sciences
1

In Germany, women vote more left-wing, but that was not always the case

Economics & Business
17

Researchers develop statistical tool for estimating causal effects of marketing

Ecology
1

Leaving dog and cat feces lying around isn't just gross. It's a problem for native plants and animals, too

Plants & Animals
1

Call of the huia: How NZ's bird of the century contest helps us express 'ecological grief'

Astrobiology
127

What does 60 years of silence tell us about the search for extraterrestrials?

Materials Science
12

Study reveals differential gas transport in shale nanochannels

Cell & Microbiology
72

Scientists develop gene-editing technology that eliminates EV-A71 RNA viruses

Earth Sciences
14

Study analyzes nearshore California marine heatwaves and cold spells amid changing climate conditions

Archaeology
281

DNA study of remains at Delaware site find kinship among European settlers, African slaves

Plants & Animals
4

Scientists sequence the genome of the Baikal seal

Ecology
28

Paleontologists study dinosaur fossils to confirm that Chukotka, Russia, had a milder climate in ancient times

Earth Sciences
1

Scientists study how planetary waves affect atmospheric dynamics

Molecular & Computational biology
17

Evolving viruses to fight bacterial infections

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Earth Sciences
29

Experiments show methane formation in water may have warmed early Earth

Nanophysics
71

Nanoelectromechanical resonators based on hafnia–zirconia–alumina superlattices with gigahertz spectrum coverage

Earth Sciences
149

Greenland's largest glacial floating ice declined 42% due to global warming, scientists determine

Astronomy
47

Eclipsing binary detected in the open cluster NGC 2232

Analytical Chemistry
28

Interactive networks for capturing gas with high selectivity

Social Sciences
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Harnessing the power of career conversations and combating increasing career uncertainty

Biochemistry
11

Study reveals peculiar movements of cholesterol in cellular membranes

Social Sciences
0

Exploitation of migrant workers: An emotional issue

Archaeology
70

DNA study reveals shift in Bronze Age population in East-Central Europe

Cell & Microbiology
0

Study casts light on signal-dependent formation of mitochondria

Molecular & Computational biology
7

Alternative to phosphate fertilizer: Biochar basis controls plant response

Plants & Animals
1

Q&A: Researchers track new invasive insect, the elm zigzag sawfly

Polymers
42

Multicyclic molecular wheels with polymer potential

Astronomy
96

Perseid meteor shower to light up August night sky

Molecular & Computational biology
31

Researchers discover the reason behind tans appearing only after we've left the beach

Education
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Analysis shows secondary school students have difficulty identifying bird species

General Physics
14

Correlation between neutron pairs observed in helium-8 nuclei

Optics & Photonics
12

Research team achieves near-perfect light absorption in atomic-scale material

Biochemistry
3

Novel molecules fight viruses by bursting their bubble-like membranes

Quantum Physics
31

Who's afraid of quantum computing?

Quantum Physics
44

Many-body interactions feel the heat: Introducing thermal field theory

Plants & Animals
1

Researchers find new depth of understanding about how camouflage takes shape

Biochemistry
1

Scientists develop a new class of artificial water channels for more efficient industrial water purification

Materials Science
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A low-tech way to create high-tech materials

Earth Sciences
33

Evidence for rainfall-triggered seismicity in intraplate domain at the earthquake of 11 November 2019 in France

Environment
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Typhoon knocks out power in southern Japan