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Iowa State-led team uses data and AI to design next-generation organic electronic materials
Wrinkled or smooth? Cell growth mechanics determine shape of plant organs
Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole?
Iraq’s archaeological discoveries have shaped understanding of human civilisation – but its scientists have been sidelined
Trust is a behavior, not a credential – and that explains the Rodgers-Fauci divide
Cancer’s Malignant Remote Control
Light-Powered Soft Robots Can Keep Jumping Forever
Infection, Diet Reshape Intestines Differently
NC State Joins $160M NSF Initiative to Advance Biobased Manufacturing
Cornell co-founds new institute advancing quantum processor fabrication
Where the Beam Points Next: Autonomous Experiments Take Shape at CHESS
Antarctica’s brief rebound was caused by climate variability, not a “new normal”
Existing Drug Could Treat Invasive Canine Oral Tumors
Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional
Study Finds Some Microbes Drastically Change Behavior Outside the Lab
Life In Deep Atlantic Depends On Labrador Sea
Surprising Risks Of Online Passkeys
Riders love e-buses but drivers prefer their cars, study finds
More than a decade of observation in Seattle suburbs shows where sensitive bird species won’t go
Today’s Clicks Can Reveal Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs
Molecular structures provide roadmap for targeted Parkinson’s disease therapeutics
Study Sees Links Between Ageist Attitudes and Memory Problems
7 Guidelines For Leading Open Organizations
How do computers talk with voices that sound like people?
Ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz region may be biosecurity risks when they leave. What can we do?
Tangled Seaweed Inspires One-Size-Fits-All Cleaners for Ocean Microplastics
Tiny Vortices Discovered On Sun’s Surface
Researchers Use Electric Field to Reverse Phonon Chirality in Ferroelectric Crystal
Philadelphia’s failing air quality hits hardest in neighborhoods near industry and highways, where asthma rates soar
A Public Health Challenge Has Led to a More Efficient Way to Allocate All Sorts of Resources
Researchers Improve Day-Ahead Solar Forecasting for Energy Sector by Up To 13%
Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules?
From fruits to feathers: how a fruit-rich diet shaped the evolution of manakins
Preeclampsia rates in minority communities shed light on the social roots of maternal health disparities
Identifying high-needs patients helps predict future health spending
Researchers Break Light Symmetry With Simple Materials
Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model
NC State To Lead National Effort To Accelerate Chemistry, Materials Research
Why Americans seeking affordable doctor visits and medicines abroad may misjudge healthcare quality
Is there really a global loneliness epidemic? Research reveals a more complex picture
Iowa State total external funding drops as federal research landscape evolves
What science loses when ‘T. rex’ becomes a trophy
Initiative to strengthen rural communities through biomanufacturing receives $15 million in federal funding
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun?
Climate change leaves northern tree swallows most vulnerable
From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions
Women engineers honoured as UNSW awards celebrate excellence and Ada Lovelace Medal winner