The synthetic material is faster to make than natural wood | Continue reading
Octopuses react to MDMA much like humans do. And not surprisingly, given their anatomy, the animals are excellent huggers. Annie Sneed reports. | Continue reading
Five positions are open to lead centers aimed at studying regional climate change effects | Continue reading
Brines suffused with the life-giving gas could offer hope for past and even present microbes on the Red Planet, according to a new study | Continue reading
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission could visit two locations where microbial life may once have thrived | Continue reading
Previous estimates of how fast greenhouse gases get to the atmosphere from melting permafrost underestimated the work of soil bacteria | Continue reading
PTSD sometimes spreads from trauma victims to the people who care for them, including rescue workers, spouses and even therapists | Continue reading
A few very brief reports about science and technology from around the globe, including one from Mongolia on horse dentistry. | Continue reading
Can we attribute a single extreme weather event, like a particular heat wave or wildfire or flood, to climate change? | Continue reading
Small throat bones from the prehistoric feline Smilodon suggest it used fearsome vocalizations to communicate | Continue reading
Palau, under threat from sea level rise, wants to have 70 percent renewable energy by 2050 | Continue reading
Off-world Bose-Einstein condensates might measure spacetime ripples better than any ground-based technique | Continue reading
People asked to imagine how flooding or droughts would affect particular people or places were more likely to engage in environmentally friendly actions | Continue reading
A study shows growing national wealth and gender equality accentuates differences in the types of choices men and women make | Continue reading
Researchers taught two dozen wild sparrows new songs, by playing them the recordings of sparrows that live thousands of miles away. Jason G. Goldman reports. | Continue reading
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The rise of renewables and the replacement of coal with natural gas are fueling declines in CO2 emissions | Continue reading
Once again, a major experiment reveals no deviations in the fundamental particle’s shape, complicating the search for new physics | Continue reading
New findings reveal distinctive electrical properties of human neurons that may give us a boost in computing power | Continue reading
Researchers have traced some cases of acute flaccid myelitis to a known virus, but treatments remain elusive | Continue reading
Scoring streaks have long fascinated sports professionals and researchers, yet they are not close to consensus on the right way to think about the issue | Continue reading
European and Japanese double probe, BepiColombo, will take seven years to reach the solar system’s innermost planet | Continue reading
The way worlds form from dust may also explain other phenomena throughout the universe—and right here on Earth | Continue reading
By caring for the sick and injured, Neanderthals were able to expand into more dangerous environments and pursue more deadly prey. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The canals of Venice and an ancient Phoenician city are among the historic sites imperiled by sea level rise and coastal erosion | Continue reading
The Breakthrough awards, each worth U.S. $3 million, honor advances in the life sciences, physics and mathematics | Continue reading
Including cross-training in your fitness program allows you to vary the stress placed on specific muscles and your cardiovascular system | Continue reading
A new IPCC report shows the impacts in the near future that can be avoided by limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius instead of 2 degrees C | Continue reading
Houses that survived were mostly built after Florida’s stringent building code was passed | Continue reading
Residents rebuilding after the catastrophic Tubbs fire are paying higher premiums | Continue reading
How high economic inequality negatively impacts nearly every aspect of human well-being—as well as the health of the biosphere | Continue reading
Hints at potential treatments for age-related dementia and memory loss | Continue reading
Researchers identify a possible new target for treating atypical pain sensations | Continue reading
A study correlating personality traits with financial data found that agreeable people had lower savings, higher debt and higher bankruptcy rates. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
A blue-ribbon committee finds the science of astrobiology is worthy of deep integration into the space agency’s exploration efforts | Continue reading
Increasing droughts and heat waves could have a devastating effect on barley stocks—and beer prices | Continue reading
Using engineered forms of the rabies virus, neuroscientists can map brain circuits with unprecedented precision | Continue reading
Life is hard for early-career researchers, who must contend with uncertain futures, compete for funding and balance family life, with the frequent need to move for jobs | Continue reading
Geneticist and author Adam Rutherford examines the evidence | Continue reading
After a years-long intellectual journey, three mathematicians have discovered that a problem of central importance in physics is impossible to solve—and that means other big questions may be undecidable, too | Continue reading
The hitch, likely only a temporary one, could be linked to certain volcanic features | Continue reading
A low FODMAP diet can bring relief from IBS and other intestinal miseries. But could it also be the answer for chronic heartburn? | Continue reading
Bees suddenly fell silent when the sun disappeared during last year's solar eclipse—perhaps because they were tricked into night mode. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The mini organs may help scientists develop therapies for eye disorders such as color blindness and macular degeneration | Continue reading
Less than half of the products were recalled, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration analysis found | Continue reading
The mini organs may help scientists develop therapies for eye disorders such as color blindness and macular degeneration | Continue reading