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Researchers find ancient Maya farms in Mexican wetlands

Scientists develop way to perform supercomputer simulations of the heart on cellphones

New methodology enables solid state lighting to measure and self-adjust based on conditions

Just add heat to open this tiny box

New way of designing systems against correlated disruptions uses negative probability

Researchers investigate complex uranium oxides with help from CADES resources

Supercomputers help supercharge protein assembly

Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles

Odd reaction creates a stir in the lab

Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles

April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify 'fake news'

66-million-year-old deathbed linked to dinosaur-killing meteor

Hubble spots flock of cosmic ducks

Engineering for high-speed devices

Making waves: Researchers shed light on how cilia work

Biophysicists use machine learning to understand, predict dynamics of worm behavior

Researchers discover the source of new neurons in brain's hippocampus

Quantum physics and origami for the ultimate get-well card

Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions

Tiny optical elements could one day replace traditional refractive lenses

Seeds inherit memories from their mother

Illuminating water filtration

Ferromagnetic nanoparticle systems show promise for ultrahigh-speed spintronics

Biomedical engineers grow cardiac patches to help people recover from heart attacks

Five new frog species from Madagascar

New molecular diagnostic tool

Reducing water consumption in mining

Knowledge gap closed in our understanding of degradation of ethane

Record efficiency for perovskite-based light-emitting diodes

Saturn's rings coat tiny moons

Engineers craft the basic building block for electrospun nanofibers

Saturn's rings coat tiny moons

Scientists discover potential sustainable energy technology for the household refrigerator

Galápagos islands have nearly 10 times more alien marine species than once thought

3D-printed tissues may keep athletes in action

The Serengeti-Mara squeeze -- One of the world's most iconic ecosystems under pressure

A compass pointing west

Deep groundwater may generate surface streams on Mars

Designer organelles bring new functionalities into cells

Deep groundwater may generate surface streams on Mars

Designer organelles bring new functionalities into cells

Mass amphibian extinctions globally caused by fungal disease

Artificial intelligence can improve X-ray identification of pacemakers in emergencies

Woman with novel gene mutation lives almost pain-free

Shape shifting mirror opens a vista for the future

Temporal recalibration: Helping individuals shift perception of time

Autonomous car learns to handle unknown conditions

Fur discoveries in Iron Age graves testify to respect for animals

New approach could boost energy capacity of lithium batteries

Shrimp claw inspires new method of underwater plasma generation

Hubble watches spun-up asteroid coming apart

New approach could boost energy capacity of lithium batteries

Hubble watches spun-up asteroid coming apart

Eutrophication of lakes will significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions

Codifying the universal language of honey bees

Artificial intelligence can predict premature death, study finds

Artificial intelligence can predict premature death, study finds

Low-dose radiation therapy improves delivery of therapeutic nanoparticles to brain tumors

Arctic warming contributes to drought

Data flows from NASA's TESS Mission, leads to discovery of Saturn-sized planet

Adhesive formed from bee spit and flower oil could form basis of new glues

Data flows from NASA's TESS Mission, leads to discovery of Saturn-sized planet

New, more realistic simulator will improve self-driving vehicle safety before road testing

Solving a hairy forensic problem

Rivers raged on Mars late into its history

Rivers raged on Mars late into its history

Spintronics: Ultra-short spin waves in an astoundingly simple material

Vapor drives a liquid-solid transition in a molecular system

Fluorine: Toxic and aggressive, but widely used

Lying, sitting or standing: Resting postures determined by animals' size

People 'hear' flashes due to disinhibited flow of signals around the brain, suggests study

Traveling-wave tubes: The unsung heroes of space exploration

Autonomous weed control via smart robots

Smartphone app detects diet cheat

3D printer threads electronic fibers onto fabrics

Substituting HPS with light-emitting diodes for supplemental lighting in greenhouses

Smartphone test spots poisoned water risk to millions of lives

Technique uses well-known dye to watch amyloid plaques in the brain

GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging

'Aneurysm Number' may help surgeons make treatment decisions

A fascinating phase transition: From one liquid state to another

New brain research challenges our understanding of sleep

New cellulose-based material gives three sensors in one

BridgIT, a new tool for orphan and novel enzyme reactions

Discovery of life-extension pathway in worms demonstrates new way to study aging

Debt relief improves psychological and cognitive function, enabling better decision-making

New structural phase transition may broaden the applicability of photo-responsive solids

New computational tool harnesses big data, deep learning to reveal dark matter of the transcriptome

In hunt for life, astronomers identify most promising stars

In hunt for life, astronomers identify most promising stars

First explanation for mechanism behind magnetism-driven NTE derived in 40 years

Layered liquids arrange nanoparticles into useful configurations

New 3-D printing approach makes cell-scale lattice structures

Air quality agencies can breathe easier about current emissions regulations

Artificial womb technology breaks its 4 minute mile

Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain

Artificial womb technology breaks its 4 minute mile

Building starch backbones for lab-grown meat using Lego pieces

Ultra-sharp images make old stars look absolutely marvelous!

Venus flytrap 'teeth' form a 'horrid prison' for medium-sized prey

Microgels let medical implants fight off bacteria

Droughts could hit aging power plants hard

Sound sense: Brain 'listens' for distinctive features in sounds

Yellowstone elk don't budge for wolves, say scientists

Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400

Bacteria could become a future source of electricity

Listening to the quantum vacuum

Listening to the quantum vacuum

Deep time tracking devices: Fossil barnacles reveal prehistoric whale migrations

New virtual reality tool allows you to see the world through the eyes of a tiny primate

Earth's deep mantle flows dynamically

CRISPR-chip enables digital detection of DNA without amplification

Wood-based technology creates electricity from body heat

Model learns how individual amino acids determine protein function

New virtual reality tool allows you to see the world through the eyes of a tiny primate

Traffic control of cells

Traffic control of cells

Predicting the useful life of batteries with data and AI

Commercial hybrid-electric aircraft, reduced carbon emissions

Race at the edge of the Sun: Ions are faster than atoms

Extremely accurate measurements of atom states for quantum computing

Matter waves and quantum splinters

Matter waves and quantum splinters

Hubble captures birth of giant storm on Neptune

Effective fear of heights treatment without a therapist using virtual reality, study suggests

New heart valve aimed at high-risk patients

Searching for missing anti-matter: A successful start to measurements with Belle II

Scientist constructs artificial photosynthetic cells

Icy giant planets in the laboratory

Scientist constructs artificial photosynthetic cells

Icy giant planets in the laboratory

New computational tool could change how we study pathogens

Scientists squeeze catalysts inside host materials like a ship into a bottle

Tissue engineering: Hydrogel for enhanced cell encapsulation and delivery

Overland migration of Arctic Terns revealed

New type of mobile tracking link shoppers' physical movements, buying choices

Bacteria may travel thousands of miles through the air globally

Catalyst advance removes pollutants at low temperatures

Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens

Smart speaker technology harnessed for hospital medical treatments

Hydrophobicity and effective acid catalysis

Breakthrough in air purification with a catalyst that works at room temperature

How electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide

New light on origins of modern humans

New hybrid closed loop insulin pump proves hard to use for some patients with diabetes

Radioactive material detected remotely using laser-induced electron avalanche breakdown

Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption

Developing new organic materials for electronics

Chemicals induce dipoles to damp plasmons

Paleontologists report world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex

Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen

Hears the pitch: Team invents a new mode of photoacoustic imaging

Jupiter's unknown journey revealed

Highest energy density all-solid-state batteries now possible

Jupiter's unknown journey revealed

Optical 'tweezers' combine with X-rays to enable analysis of crystals in liquids

4D-printed materials can be stiff as wood or soft as sponge

4D-printed materials can be stiff as wood or soft as sponge

Researchers get humans to think like computers

First reputation-based blockchain guarantees security against 51 percent attacks

New microscope captures large groups of neurons in living animals

Energy stealthily hitches ride in global trade

Inert nitrogen forced to react with itself

'Terminator'-like liquid metal moves and stretches in 3D space

Inert nitrogen forced to react with itself

Blue Brain solves a century-old neuroscience problem

How measurable is online advertising?

Geophysics: A surprising, cascading earthquake

Organic semiconductors: One transistor for all purposes

Making solar cells is like buttering bread

Researchers boost intensity of nanowire LEDs

Golden ball in a golden cage

Calling time on 'statistical significance' in science research

Plant scraps are the key ingredient in cheap, sustainable jet fuel

Dynamic hydrogel used to make 'soft robot' components and LEGO-like building blocks

High-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumor growth in mice

Dynamic hydrogel used to make 'soft robot' components and LEGO-like building blocks

Kicking neural network automation into high gear

True-meaning wearable displays: Self-powered, washable and wearable

Ancient birds out of the egg running

Medicine and personal care products may lead to new pollutants in waterways

Kicking neural network automation into high gear

Research elucidates why protons are at the heart of atoms spin

True-meaning wearable displays: Self-powered, washable and wearable

Engineers demonstrate metamaterials that can solve equations

In a new quantum simulator, light behaves like a magnet

Physicists reveal why matter dominates our universe

Engineers demonstrate metamaterials that can solve equations

Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington's coast

In a new quantum simulator, light behaves like a magnet

Physicists reveal why matter dominates our universe

Discovery may lead to precision-based strategy for triple negative breast cancer

How team sports change a child's brain

World's smallest bears' facial expressions throw doubt on human superiority

Unprecedented privacy risk with popular health apps

Adhesive gel bonds to eye surface, could repair injuries without surgery

Better water testing, safer produce

Evidence for a Human Geomagnetic Sense

'Chronoprints' identify samples by how they change over space and time

What oil leaves behind in 2.5 billion gallons of water every day in US

Human microbiome metabolites tip the scale in intestinal E. coli infections

Giant X-ray 'chimneys' are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way's center

Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines

Mathematicians reveal secret to human sperm's swimming prowess

Giant X-ray 'chimneys' are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way's center

Measuring impact of drought on groundwater resources from space

New measurement method for radioactive methane

Want in on nanotechnology? Capitalize on collaborative environments

Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system

Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization

The best topological conductor yet: Spiraling crystal is the key to exotic discovery

The best topological conductor yet: Spiraling crystal is the key to exotic discovery

Robotic 'gray goo'

Robotic 'gray goo'

Visualizing better cancer treatment

Butterfly numbers down by two thirds

It's spring already? Physics explains why time flies as we age

Supercomputer simulations shed light on how liquid drops combine

Evidence rogue waves are getting more extreme

Seeing through food and drug fakes and frauds

Fish-inspired material changes color using nanocolumns

The rise and fall of Ziggy star formation and the rich dust from ancient stars

The rise and fall of Ziggy star formation and the rich dust from ancient stars

Tiny song bird makes record migration

Speeding the development of fusion power to create unlimited energy on Earth

Speeding the development of fusion power to create unlimited energy on Earth

Weird, wild gravity of asteroid Bennu

NASA's Fermi Satellite clocks 'cannonball' pulsar speeding through space

Weird, wild gravity of asteroid Bennu

NASA's Fermi Satellite clocks 'cannonball' pulsar speeding through space

Diattenuation imaging: Promising imaging technique for brain research

Natural selection favors cheaters

Water-bearing minerals on asteroid Bennu

Water-bearing minerals on asteroid Bennu

Hayabusa2 probes asteroid Ryugu for secrets

Hayabusa2 probes asteroid Ryugu for secrets

First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture

Sensor created to detect dopamine, brain disorders, in seconds

Cost-effective method for hydrogen fuel production process

Making xylitol and cellulose nanofibers from paper paste

Computer program developed to find 'leakage' in quantum computers

Carbon monoxide detectors could warn of extraterrestrial life

A new first: Scientists mimic nature's self-affinity using computer simulations

Smarter automatic defibrillator

Levitating objects with light

Researchers discover new material to help power electronics

Levitating objects with light

Study finds test of protein levels in the eye a potential predictor of (future) Alzheimer's disease

Researchers discover new material to help power electronics

Heading towards a tsunami of light

Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station -- but there's a silver lining

Bright skies for plant-based jet fuels

From foam to bone: Plant cellulose can pave the way for healthy bone implants

Researchers create hydrogen fuel from seawater

Mammals' unique arms started evolving before the dinosaurs existed

Researchers create hydrogen fuel from seawater

Semimetals are high conductors

Prenatal testosterone linked to long-term effects in females who share womb with male twin

Google research shows how AI can make ophthalmologists more effective

Molecular motors run in unison in a metal-organic framework

Materials could delay frost up to 300 times longer than existing anti-icing coatings

Scientists hunt down the brain circuit responsible for alcohol cravings

Advances point the way to smaller, safer batteries

On-chip, electronically tunable frequency comb

When it comes to monarchs, fall migration matters

Grow a better jawbone in your ribs

Spiraling giants: Witnessing the birth of a massive binary star system

Supercrystal: A hidden phase of matter created by a burst of light

Alligator study reveals insight into dinosaur hearing

Supercrystal: A hidden phase of matter created by a burst of light

Rising global shipping traffic could lead to surge in invasive species

Virtual reality could improve your balance, study finds

A laser technique proves effective to recover material designed to protect industrial products

Green tech startups see boost in patents and investment when partnering with government

Water-resistant electronic skin with self-healing abilities created

Rukwa Rift Basin Project names new Cretaceous mammal from East African Rift System

Water-resistant electronic skin with self-healing abilities created

How heavy elements come about in the universe

Trembling aspen leaves could save future Mars rovers

Long-distance quantum information exchange -- success at the nanoscale

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Trembling aspen leaves could save future Mars rovers

Earliest known Mariner's Astrolabe research

World's oldest semen still viable