Research
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- White Sands footprints suggest humans experienced abrupt environmental shifts during the last ice age
- Researchers find that some weeds get supercharged by an indirect hit of herbicide
- I discovered a Roman fort in Wales—it may hold the key to the ancient Welsh legend of Macsen Wledig
- Americans who go to church and trust science are also more likely to believe in ghosts and curses, research shows
- Fossil footprints reveal how dinosaur ancestors gradually shifted from sprawling to upright walking
- Mysterious brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness
- Why tightly confined water's response to electric fields depends on direction
- Ascension Island: How a planting project created a lush cloud forest
- Researchers in exile thrive in new academic settings when they contribute knowledge, not just receive aid
- NASA develops batteries to power humanity's return to moon
- Scientists reveal 93% of Australia's Indigenous population was lost in just 73 years
- New chip-scale gyroscope measures rotation with unprecedented sensitivity
- Urbanization takes a bigger toll on bird diversity in the tropics than it does at other latitudes, study finds
- Genome publishing overhaul targets 200 reports per month, up from 30
- Firms facing tariff shocks choose collaboration over conquest
- Mollusk family trees play a key role in shaping microbiomes, researchers find
- Rare particle decays hint at deviations from Standard Model predictions
- Superheavy-element compound reveals weaker-than-expected bond due to relativistic effects
- Museum specimens reveal pathogen behind decades-old mystery of disappearing frogs
- Bacteria turn 3D-printed sand into solid building elements
- Storing memory on a chip with flowing water
- Satellites accurately detect methane emissions in largest controlled test yet
- Cornell scientists identify rare human genetic disorder in two unusually long-legged cats
- Children's mental health struggles may expose parents to stigma tied to parenting ideals
- Scientists may have overlooked a hidden Alzheimer's culprit for decades
- Study finds overlooked 'forever chemicals' widespread in New Jersey tap water and bottled beverages
- Patterned X-rays map 3D chemical structures faster with fewer measurements
- How eye-catching social media feeds steer attention toward misinformation
- New topological microscope tip reveals evidence of 2D altermagnetism
- New method helps researchers study proteins involved in plant health, disease
- Newly discovered viruses reveal an evolutionary missing link
- White Sands footprints suggest humans experienced abrupt environmental shifts during the last ice age
- Imperial woodpecker returns to life as a detailed digital specimen
- Beyond national parks: Researchers explore a broader future for conservation
- Retail research shifted in five ways, study finds
- Targeting the cell cycle for cancer therapy: From the discovery of CDK9 to precision medicine and beyond
- Six lessons to improve leadership opportunities for women with disability
- Mysterious brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness
- A fungus is threatening the world’s food supply. Scientists just found a new defense
- Scientists reveal 93% of Australia's Indigenous population was lost in just 73 years
- Scientists reveal why some workout recovery tricks can backfire
- Cornell scientists identify rare human genetic disorder in two unusually long-legged cats
- The secret to easier exercise as an adult may start in childhood
- Scientists may have overlooked a hidden Alzheimer's culprit for decades
- AI can act exactly like a human, but we still don't think it's conscious
- Scientists uncover a hidden map of the brain with 539 distinct regions
- Physicists discover “astonishing” property of light that defies expectations
- Scientists discover a hidden factor that can make or break chemical reactions
- Just 10 minutes of daily exercise could unlock deeper sleep
- New injection makes fat cells self-destruct