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Crossing the ring: New method enables C-H activation across saturated carbocycles

NIRISS instrument on Webb maps an ultra-hot Jupiter's atmosphere

Actively reducing noise by ionizing air

One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone

Flexible nanoelectrodes can provide fine-grained brain stimulation

Using AI to create better, more potent medicines

Quest for alien signals in the heart of the Milky Way takes off

New catalyst lowers cost for producing environmentally sustainable hydrogen from water

New catalyst lowers cost for producing environmentally sustainable hydrogen from water

Biological specimens imaged with X-rays without damage

Source-shifting metastructures composed of only one resin for location camouflaging

Astronomers discover last three planets Kepler telescope observed before going dark

Super low-cost smartphone attachment brings blood pressure monitoring to your fingertips

Robot centipedes go for a walk

'A blessing in disguise!' Physics turning bad into good

Brain imaging is on the move with wearable scanning development

Using AI, scientists find a drug that could combat drug-resistant infections

Team develops new 'attacker' device to improve autonomous car safety

Absolute vs. relative efficiency: How efficient are blue LEDs, actually?

Protein-based nano-'computer' evolves in ability to influence cell behavior

New study provides novel insights into the cosmic evolution of amino acids

Keeping time with an atomic nucleus

'Sustainable' condenser tumble dryers create hundreds of tons of waterborne microfiber pollution

Quantum scientists accurately measure power levels one trillion times lower than usual

Robots and Rights: Confucianism Offers Alternative

The metaverse can lead to better science

Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth's planetary history

Helium nuclei research advances our understanding of cosmic ray origin and propagation

Quantum matter breakthrough: Tuning density waves

A better way to match 3D volumes

Move over, armadillos: There's a new bone-plated mammal in town

Eruption of Tonga underwater volcano found to disrupt satellite signals halfway around the world

Skin patch shows promise for toddlers with peanut allergy

Eruption of Tonga underwater volcano found to disrupt satellite signals halfway around the world

Flexing crystalline structures provide path to a solid energy future

Researchers examine cooling power plants with brackish groundwater

Researchers build bee robot that can twist

Driving on sunshine: Clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power

Researchers build bee robot that can twist

Driving on sunshine: Clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power

CT scan best at predicting heart disease risk in middle age

Element creation in the lab deepens understanding of surface explosions on neutron stars

Effects of crypto mining on Texas power grid

Fluorine-based new drug synthesis at lightning speed

Dinosaurs were the first to take the perspectives of others

Engineers design sutures that can deliver drugs or sense inflammation

New priming method improves battery life, efficiency

Simulation provides images from the carbon nucleus

An X-ray look at the heart of powerful quasars

Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures

Demystifying vortex rings in nuclear fusion, supernovae

Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution

A better way to study ocean currents

An edible CBD coating could extend the shelf life of strawberries

Physicists take the temperature of fluid flows and discover new role for turbulence

Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations

Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre 'screwdriver teeth' found in Morocco

'Warm Ice Age' changed climate cycles

Radio signal reveals supernova origin

Radio signal reveals supernova origin

Students positive towards AI, but uncertain about what counts as cheating

Metal-filtering sponge removes lead from water

NASA's Spitzer, TESS find potentially volcano-covered Earth-size world

NASA's Spitzer, TESS find potentially volcano-covered Earth-size world

With formic acid towards CO2 neutrality

Astronomers observe the first radiation belt seen outside of our solar system

Tetris reveals how people respond to unfair AI

Astronomers observe the first radiation belt seen outside of our solar system

Robotic proxy brings remote users to life in real time

Nature favors creatures in largest and smallest sizes

Crops evolved by swapping genetic modules between cells

Scientists create CRISPR-based drug candidate targeting the microbiome

Astronomers find no young binary stars near Milky Way's black hole

Measurement of the Universe's expansion rate weighs in on a longstanding debate in physics and astronomy

Research shows mobile phone users do not understand what data they might be sharing

Researchers measure the light emitted by a sub-Neptune planet's atmosphere

Clearest snapshot of human genomic diversity

Earth's first animals had particular taste in real estate

Exploring the underground connections between trees

Tooth enamel provides clues to hunter-gatherer lifestyle of Neanderthals

Leaky-wave metasurfaces: A perfect interface between free-space and integrated optical systems

Nose shape gene inherited from Neanderthals

'Super-resolution' imaging technology

An unprecedented view of gene regulation

Kangaroo Island ants 'play dead' to avoid predators

Evidence of Ice Age human migrations from China to the Americas and Japan

Scintillating science: Researchers improve materials for radiation detection and imaging technology

Galactic bubbles are more complex than imagined

A cocktail party of 3D-printed robot heads

Symmetric graphene quantum dots for future qubits

The influence of AI on trust in human interaction

Tiny microbes could brew big benefits for green biomanufacturing

Scurrying centipedes inspire many-legged robots that can traverse difficult landscapes

Scurrying centipedes inspire many-legged robots that can traverse difficult landscapes

Exciton fission: One photon in, two electrons out

Researchers develop manual for engineering spin dynamics in nanomagnets

Scientists capture elusive chemical reaction using enhanced X-ray method

Researchers create a tool for accurately simulating complex systems

AI could run a million microbial experiments per year

Researchers use generative AI to design novel proteins

The future of data storage lies in DNA microcapsules

The future of data storage lies in DNA microcapsules

Astronomers spot a star swallowing a planet

Scientists find link between photosynthesis and 'fifth state of matter'

Scientists recover an ancient woman's DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant

New tusk-analysis techniques reveal surging testosterone in male woolly mammoths

Astronomers find distant gas clouds with leftovers of the first stars

'Gluing' soft materials without glue

Astronomers find distant gas clouds with leftovers of the first stars

'Raw' data show AI signals mirror how the brain listens and learns

A touch-responsive fabric armband -- for flexible keyboards, wearable sketchpads

A stormy, active sun may have kickstarted life on Earth

Self-folding origami machines powered by chemical reaction

Could wearables capture well-being?

Too much water can make whiskies taste the same

Evidence of conscious-like activity in the dying brain

Webb finds water vapor, but from a rocky planet or its star?

Webb finds water vapor, but from a rocky planet or its star?

Astronomers detect 'nearby' black hole devouring a star

Study finds ChatGTP outperforms physicians in providing high-quality, empathetic advice to patient questions

Highly dexterous robot hand can operate in the dark -- just like us

The future is foggy for Arctic shipping

Pulling the plug on viral infections: CRISPR isn't just about cutting

Unraveling the mathematics behind wiggly worm knots

Tunneling electrons

Tunneling electrons