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The longest satellite record ever compiled shows the vast majority of ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica is due to glaciers flowing faster, rather than war…
Recent progress on alternatives to animal testing is hugely welcome. But talk of "phasing out" animal research completely is misleading and could even be dange…
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Feedback enjoys a new piece of research delving into papers whose titles mention Beatles songs – but wonders if there is an ulterior motive at work for those w…
If every ship on the planet were hauled out of the water, how much would global sea levels change, and how quickly? How different would Earth be if anaerobic l…
Yet more readers share their insights from their own four-legged friends – and one proposes a more general theory
Readers sense this type of illusion does exist – and send in their personal experiences
Our readers send in their thoughts – and one reveals they hold a Guinness World Record
Exit Party opens in a near-future Los Angeles just out of curfew, where two women attend a party that gets stranger by the minute. Welcome to Station Eleven au…
NASA celebrated the full restoration of its Guam Remote Station with a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 10, closing out more than three years of recovery after Super Ty…
Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to its geometric c…
Some vampire white dwarfs that feed on companion stars can transform into neutron stars, but like a cosmic Goldilocks, conditions must be "just right" for this…
Anak Krakatau erupts ash and volcanic gases in this Sept. 5, 2026, image acquired with the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8. Eruptions are a regular…
Description While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas a…
NASA recently awarded $10.5 million to seven organizations nationwide through its new State Hubs initiative. Space Florida was selected for Project ORBIT, whic…
As part of NASA’s new Inspiration Tour, Reid Wiseman, NASA astronaut and commander of the agency’s Artemis II mission, will highlight America’s strengths in sp…
Multiple cameras tracked a mouse as it wandered around a small arena. A computer charted its position and speed, leaving Pong-like traces on a monitor.  T…
On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board. Here's how it happened and why it mattered.
Planning crewed missions to the Moon and Mars involves preparing for the medical realities of long-duration space travel. Factors like cosmic radiation, microg…
Scientists have developed a solar-powered desalination system that turns seawater into fresh water while removing nearly all of the leftover salt as a solid in…
Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from NASA-funded archives. Called Elias 2-24 b…
Scientists have discovered that some severe genetic disorders linked to rapid aging may be driven not just by damaged DNA, but by the body’s overreaction to th…
Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses his latest book, "Lost in Space," a gorgeously illustrated 400-page odyssey around the heavens.
James Webb Space Telescope spies colossal cosmic cloud | Space photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2026
A newly identified 240-million-year-old animal from Tanzania is forcing scientists to rethink the early dinosaur timeline. Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda belongs…
Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by around 0.5% in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according… The post Analysis: Global fossil-…
<p>Pancreatic cancer is typically caught in its latest stages, when it is hardest to treat</p>
This summer's sci-fi mystery about alien conspiracies finally lands on the streamer next month.
Eating four to six servings of whole grains a day may deliver meaningful benefits for heart health, according to a large review of 87 clinical trials. Research…
The AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial…
Scientists reconstructed videos from the brain activity of mice, producing 10-second clips based only on signals from neurons in the visual cortex. The breakth…
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The hunt is on for a state to host the newly announced U.S. Space Academy. Groundbreaking for the new institution, wherever it ends up being, is targeted for 2…
Venus may have once had a moon, but new research suggests the planet’s incredibly slow rotation could have doomed it. Computer simulations showed that instead…
U.S. irrigation produces some greenhouse gas emissions, but new research suggests it prevents vastly more by allowing farmers to grow more food on less land. W…
A new study suggests Earth formed almost entirely from material in the inner Solar System, challenging the idea that water-rich material from beyond Jupiter pl…
Method of replacing much of the mouse cortex with human “organoids” enables studies of brain diseases in a living nervous system
<p>A search for the most complex elliptic curves has taken mathematicians years. Claude beat the record in days</p>
<p>Rachel Feltman joins Vox’s <i>Unexplainable</i> to discuss the enduring mysteries that continue to challenge science</p>
Russia launched the Progress 96 cargo mission to the International Space Station today (Sept. 16), delivering the freighter to orbit for a three-day journey to…
The longest satellite data record of ice-sheet change ever assembled has revealed that Greenland and Antarctica have lost a staggering 11 trillion tonnes of ic…
This image shows a prominent ice cliff near Mars’s south pole. With striking swirls of purple, pink and red, it’s a far cry from the colour palette we usually…
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The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed surprising changes in the rings around Chariklo, a small object orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. Over just a few…
Eating more ultra-processed foods was linked to greater fat buildup inside thigh muscles, according to MRI scans of 615 adults at risk for knee osteoarthritis.…
A naturally occurring molecule called erucamide may help the retina fight back against diseases that cause progressive vision loss. Restoring the molecule acti…
<p>Climate change, driven by humans, is making extreme weather more commonplace</p>
Older adults who changed the balance of fat, carbohydrates, and animal protein in their diets showed signs of reduced biological age after just four weeks. The…
Lawsuit argues that Trump policy of purging politically sensitive terms from research projects violates free speech
Inflection points and transitions in Alzheimer’s disease
Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation by Salicylic Acid Receptors
Transplanted human brain-tissue takes root in mice without a cortex
Development of a random background to understand ligand optimization
Developmental xenocortication using human-derived organoids in mice
Mitochondrial fission factor senses and governs ferroptosis
Reimagining research papers as interactive and reliable AI agents
Electroluminescent photoresists extending lithographic scaling to OLEDs
Continuous-wave laser absorption spectroscopy of the thorium-229 nucleus
Mutational constraints on RSV F and its neutralization by antibodies
Evolution and heterogeneity of lethal metastatic bladder cancer subtypes
Topographic structure and function of locus coeruleus noradrenaline neurons
Overmassive black holes and little red dots naturally form in simulations
A retinoic acid autoregulatory loop governing prefrontal–motor arealization
Road transport of trapped antiprotons
Transcriptional activation of plant immunity by salicylic acid
Rapid patient-specific neural networks for X-ray to volume registration
Heterogeneous photonic integration of single-crystalline nanomembranes
Molecular-level observation of the self-assembly of a virus-like particle
Targeted genomic integration and rearrangement using prime assembly
Sex without crossovers mimics clonal reproduction in Rhynchospora tenuis
Scalable near-real-time Bayesian phylogenetics for outbreaks with Delphy
Author Correction: Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations
Electrically controllable superconducting memory effect in UTe 2
Cohesin reshapes replication fork contacts to aid fork slowing and reversal
Assessing biological degradation of non-hydrolysable synthetic polymers
Identification of broadly tumour-reactive γδ TCRs from multiple myeloma
Predictors and prevalence of support for white nationalism in the United States
A thermodynamically favoured molecular computer
Marine bacteria cooperate to break down complex algal carbohydrates
Multiomics profiling identifies molecular signatures of meat quality in sika deer cuts
Author Correction: The transcription factor TCF-1 initiates the differentiation of TFH cells during acute viral infection
High-efficiency production of multifunctional silver nanoparticles from Lagenaria siceraria Sandıklı ecotype via hydrothermal synthesis for biomedical and dielectric applications with phytochemical profiling
GSNO-functionalized hydroxyapatite nanofertilizer for prolonged delivery, detoxification, and yield improvement in maize
Cross-species complementation profiling of Taf14 orthologs reveals module-specific incompatibilities in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Integrative computational repositioning of Foretinib and PF-03715455 as potential GSTP1 inhibitors for cancer chemosensitization
In silico characterization of SAP55: insights into a predicted phytoplasmal M41-like metallopeptidase effector with potential eukaryotic host dual lipidation motifs
Exosomes from TGF-β1-pretreated mesenchymal stem cells alleviate neuronal injury in epilepsy by regulating the miR-132/SIRT1 axis via lncRNA UCA1
Three-dimensional chromatin architecture is rapidly restored after DNA replication
Modeling the interferon response to avian influenza
Determination of optimal gamma-ray irradiation doses and recovery of putative low-vigor lines in Myrobalan plum (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.)
Phylogenomic survey of GTDB r232 expands the taxonomic and ecological range of alkylsuccinate synthase and distinguishes divergent AssA-like paralogs
Author Correction: CD98hc controls CNS angiogenesis and blood–brain barrier integrity through localized regulation of the systemic integrin–FAK pathway
Publisher Correction: Three-dimensional mapping of intact ovaries reveals the aging dynamics of the ovarian reserve
Stability analysis of Iranian rice lines using additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model
Structural and functional insights into a Zn2+-transporting P-type ATPase
Epithelial-mesenchymal Wnt crosstalk directs planar cell polarity in the developing cochlea
Deep learning coupled with scalable domain-specific structural validation expands RNA virus discovery from metatranscriptomes
Polystyrene microplastics exposure impairs skeletal muscle development by disrupting the gut-muscle axis in Hu sheep
Laminar architecture of a decision circuit in the mouse orbitofrontal cortex
The ongoing invasion of the endogenous retrovirus Kuruka in natural Drosophila melanogaster populations
Abscisic acid and epibrassinolide reprogram barley drought responses across multiple regulatory layers
m⁶A-dependent TRIM71 stabilization by YTHDC1 promotes hepatoblastoma progression
Functional mapping of immune nanobody repertoires with NanoMAP
Reconstituting human and SV40 replisomes with Okazaki fragment maturation reveals synchronized leading- and lagging-strand synthesis
A macroscopic jellyfish from the early Cambrian of south China
L2 epitope presenting virus-like particles as broad-spectrum vaccine candidates targeting cutaneous genus beta human papillomaviruses
Author Correction: Inhibiting macrophage-derived lactate transport restores cGAS–STING signalling and enhances antitumour immunity in glioblastoma
Hierarchical regulation of oxygen-sensing through coupled transducers in Arabidopsis thaliana
Bending analysis of circular plates under a refined Lord–Shulman fractional theory with variable thermal conductivity
A novel silicon/APS/MAPbI3-based heterostructure field-effect transistor
Under-water ignition and combustion of PDMS processed Al/CuO nanoparticle composite
Meter-depth and multi-polarization addressable zoom 3D meta-holography
Twist degree of freedom activated by pressure-driven interlayer engineering in spiral WS2
Sub-Doppler rubidium atom cooling using a programmable agile integrated PZT-on-SiN resonator
Large tunneling magnetoresistance in room temperature magnetic tunnel junctions based on altermagnetic XV2Y2O
Topology-enhanced machine learning for speech signal processing
Mapping the optical landscape of a squaraine molecule in the visible and ultraviolet spectral range
RSM-based modeling and optimization of ciprofloxacin oxidative removal from aqueous media using a ternary MWCNT-supported CeO2/LaCoO3 perovskite
Transfer learning-based fault diagnosis of wind turbine high-speed shaft bearings using CWRU pretraining and public run-to-failure data
Numerical investigation of hybrid PCM–liquid cooling for lithium-ion battery thermal management
Structure-property correlations of alkaline-free extracted cellulose nanocrystals for prospective biomedical applications
TL-THAAD-inspired event-driven GMPPT strategy for PV systems with comprehensive multi-criteria and statistical validation
Superior ASR mitigation by combined carbonation and prewetting curing with optimized sequence and time allocation
Leveraging design for collective phototaxis in morphological swarm robotics
A visualization tool for controlling acoustic qubit analogues
Non-line-of-sight terahertz communications enabled by reflection and transmission
Sparse X-ray spectro-tomography for high-sensitivity three-dimensional chemical imaging at the nanoscale
Modeling of wetting-state evolution in polypropylene-stearic acid functionalized nanostructured superhydrophobic coatings
Little red whats?
First principles reactive flux theory for surface reactions revealing multiple channels and recrossing dynamics
Unveiling the beam-wake interactions in plasma wakefield acceleration
A reliability-aware framework for campaign-scale lunar construction logistics with space-elevator transshipment
Wireless sensor network coverage optimization based on the innovative enhanced whale optimization algorithm
Face presentation attack detection via content-adaptive spatial operators
Privacy-aware pilot scheduling and channel estimation for 6G ultra-massive mimo systems
Experimental and analytical investigation of bond behaviour between steel bars and steel-fibre-reinforced recycled aggregate concrete
An enhanced proactive social defense mechanism for Fork attack in IoT network using QHC and BFCC
Massive black holes in the first billion years with JWST
Spatiotemporal characteristics and trends of combined PM2.5 and O₃ pollution across the central plains: a decadal analysis of Henan, China (2016–2025)
Developing a desertification index integrating intra-annual dynamics of vegetation cover and soil moisture
Spatiotemporal evolution and regulation strategies of land use structure–function conflicts in arid valley areas: a case study of the Ili River Valley
Quantile analysis of green innovation and renewable energy effects on G20 ecological footprint
Annual geospatial foundation model embeddings for landslide susceptibility assessment in Taiwan
Machine learning for one day ahead prediction of high fire weather index conditions from area weighted ERA5 data in mersin
Long-lived replenishment of magmas in the oceanic upper mantle revealed by chromite nodules in ophiolites
Response of organic carbon stability and denitrification potential after long-term biogas slurry instead of chemical fertilizer application in purple soil: a field investigation
A category-aware and intrinsically explainable mamba for environment-driven crop price forecasting
Forest encroachment prediction using multi-temporal satellite data and machine learning: a case study of Bandipur National Park, India
Multiscale nonlinear patterns of traditional villages across the Yangtze River Economic Belt
Environmental contamination with Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato: a cross-climatic survey of vegetables, soil, and dog feces in Iran
An assessment of park satisfaction and its associated factors in Zhengzhou
Graph neural networks for antarctic sea ice concentration forecasting
Deep learning trained on high-fidelity climate model simulations extends the skillful prediction of Northern Tropical Atlantic SST anomalies
Nutrient stress reduces the extent but increases the intensity of root-driven destabilization of mineral-associated organic matter
Health risk assessment of bisphenol A exposure in water resources of Khuzestan province
Integrating experimental and python-based machine learning analyses to evaluate growth, morpho-physiological responses and nutrient dynamics of buxus species in response to sheep wool fertilization
Experimental models of subinhibitory disinfectant exposure and phenotypic adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes: A critical review
New labour and agricultural damages improve climate cost estimates
Allergen persistence and cross-contamination potential in water reuse within food industry processes
Spatial pattern and structural transformation of industrial carbon dioxide emissions in China
A novel fractional fuzzy SWARA-TOPSIS framework for sustainable supplier selection
Before the data arrive: a pre-entry transferability framework for alternative credit scoring in emerging economies
Development and experimental validation of a dynamic model for household refrigerators with hydrocarbon refrigerant mixtures
Typology and differentiated development paths of rural revitalization in Hebei counties from an urban rural system perspective
Site specific bioefficacy of dual active insecticide treated nets against highly pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Burkina Faso
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Steve Ormsby, Aphrodite Kostakis, Alejando Borlaff, Sara…
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to… The post CCC: Heathrow expansion could p…
Originally planned to have a primary five-year mission followed by a five-year extended mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will now operate for ove…
<p>Amid renewed calls to slow frontier AI, experts are considering what an emergency stop would entail—and who would decide when to use it</p>
Blizzard Entertainment is returning to StarCraft with an all-new game that's leaving the series' real-time strategy roots behind.
The U.S. Space Force is opening up about its operation of orbital weapons, "that can defend the joint force against space-enabled attacks."
SpaceX is targeting Sept. 22 for Starship's first-ever orbital launch, a landmark flight that will deploy 26 Starlink satellites and last about 10 hours.
<p>Moser’s circle problem can be used to divide a pizza into one, two, four, eight, 16 or 31 slices. It’s a perfect example of how the numbers in a…
Could we find alien technology embedded in moon dust?
Listen to the session or watch below Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy…
<p>A high-ranking official announced yesterday that the U.S. military has deployed weapons into orbit to counter threats from Russia and China</p>
Remember when the King of Pop joined forces with Coppola, Lucas and Disney for an inspiring 3D space musical?
<p>Experts say free lunch for every child improves academic performance. Whether it does is murky, according to a <i>Scientific American</i> analysis, but ther…
<p>After an OpenAI model presented a possible solution to the Navier-Stokes problem, mathematicians are speculating about which major unsolved question could b…
By making fuel on the Red Planet rather than bringing it from Earth, a Mars mission could save vital mass.
The Hunga Tonga eruption may have triggered a surprising chemical reaction that destroyed some of the methane released into the atmosphere. Scientists say the…
Simply smelling chocolate helped men complete more leg extension repetitions without making the workout feel harder, with dark chocolate producing the stronges…
A satellite's view from above fills the gaps in our understanding of the grim realities of war and makes it harder for totalitarian regimes to hide their crime…
Microscopic plant remains are revealing how GunaiKurnai ancestors used Cloggs Cave for ritual practices over thousands of years. People deliberately gathered w…
Scientists have uncovered sweeping changes in how the human brain controls and organizes its genome beginning in midlife, offering new clues to why aging sharp…
A 125-million-year-old crocodile fossil has revealed preserved skin, possible sensory organs, sophisticated respiratory structures, and an unexpected pattern o…
<p>by Chuanying Niu, Xiaohan Huang, Qihong Yan, Banghui Liu, Xijie Gao, Yidong Song, Jingjing Wang, Longyu Wang, Zimu Li, Huiran Zheng, Ping He, Xiaodong Huang…
<p>by Felipe Valença-Pereira, Bryan Johnson, James DeGregori, Mercedes Rincon</p> Chronic infections are associated with cancer incidence and progression in hu…
<p>by Sabine Grüschow, Peter Wotherspoon, Emma Hilton-Balfe, Shirley Graham, Malcolm F. White</p> Cyclic nucleotide second messengers are used in all domains o…
<p>by Jonathan Einterz Owen, Cheyanne Lynn Bemis, Qingyi Wang, Ambarish C. Varadan, Jacob W. Vander Velden, Laura Andačić, Olus Uyar, Mansi Gupta, Christopher…
This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope released to the public…
On Sept. 15, 1968, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 5 spacecraft carrying tortoises and more on a mission to loop around the moon and return to Earth. Here's…
"Both of our workspaces this week contained features unlike quite anything we have seen in the past."
A mathematical shape famous for covering a surface without ever repeating has revealed an unexpected ability to twist light into unusual chiral patterns. The d…
International Observe the Moon Night 2026 occurs on Sept. 19 as the lunar disk is well placed for exploring its craters, mountains and ancient lava plains.
Astronomers have discovered that winds from a supermassive black hole are about 100 times more powerful than previously thought. XRISM observations showed the…
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“Weird terms” are a natural—but disturbing—byproduct of agent swarms, researchers find
Last year Ruxandra Teslo, a policy analyst who focuses on clinical trials, posted an idea for supercharging medical AI systems: Use data from failed biotech co…
SpaceX will launch its second classified mission for the U.S. Space Force in less than a week tonight (Sept. 16), and you can watch the action live.
<p>Hang a painting poorly in this math puzzle</p>
The flesh eating New World screwworm has returned to the United States, threatening livestock, wildlife, pets and potentially people as it spreads north. A new…
When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few yea…
<p>The biggest questions in science inspire us even when we lack answers</p>
<p>Scientists disagree on how biology got started and on whether we can ever know for sure</p>
<p>Some questions may never be answered, but maybe that’s not the point</p>
<p>Scientists are pursuing the limits of longevity</p>
<p>Physicists are searching for what lies underneath the particles we know</p>
<p>Our understanding of consciousness could be fundamentally wrong</p>
<p>Play this crossword inspired by the October 2026 issue of<i> Scientific American</i></p>
<p>And how they might have helped save the future of American apples</p>
<p>Smallpox eradication; skyscraper excavations; research on the racetrack</p>
<p>Science in meter and verse</p>
<p>Will some of the biggest mysteries in science remain forever unsolved?</p>
<p>Deep-orange yolks could have a slight health benefit, but it’s easy for producers to fake it</p>
<p>The latest gravitational-wave discoveries include record-breaking cataclysms</p>
<p>The company’s push into physical AI is putting Gemini inside humanoids—and testing whether its intelligence can survive in the real world</p>
<p>Could the hunt for the universe’s missing matter be the biggest wild goose chase in scientific history?</p>
<p>Letters to the editors for the May 2026 issue of <i>Scientific American</i></p>
<p>After decades of hype, directed-energy weapons may offer the U.S. military a cheaper answer to the expensive problem of stopping drones</p>
Former NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover is stepping away from his space agency duties to take on a new role — executive advisor to the preside…
Clinical researchers will probe complications that can arise after immunization, but some worry about political influence
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>
Video: 00:03:22 ESA’s state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocke…
A major analysis of 139 clinical trials involving nearly 10,000 people suggests that some of the simplest treatments may work best for knee osteoarthritis. Kne…
But skeptics question whether effort to save San Francisco Bay delta region will work without allocating more water for nature
The European Space Agency’s FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Euro…
A newly discovered communication system in the microscopic “antennae” of cells may help explain how some congenital heart defects develop. When genetic mutatio…
Ancient DNA reveals that plague was already killing hunter-gatherers in Siberia 5,500 years ago, long before cities and flea-driven epidemics. The prehistoric…
Claimed Navier-Stokes solution has polarized mathematicians over AI’s role—and what it means for the next generation
More than 60 years after surveys suggested a deep coral reef off Benin was probably dead, scientists have found it alive. Cameras revealed healthy-looking cora…
Observational evidence for anisotropic metal excess around galaxies
The geometric genius of René Descartes
<p>The reversal of a Biden-era cap on emissions from the plants could have devastating effects in efforts to stop climate change</p>
Temperatures and precipitation are hitting new extremes.
"Every one of these objects we study helps us understand a little more about how planets form around other stars."
A Vega C rocket launched Europe's FLEX and Copernicus-3C spacecraft toward orbit from French Guiana tonight (Sept. 14).
This story appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. This weekend, Dario Amodei,…
The recently created UAP Science Advisory Council recently gathered at a private meeting at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Once an organ is removed from a donor’s body, the clock starts ticking. Surgeons usually flush the organ with a preservative solution, bag it, and put it on ic…
A group of AI agents asked to solve a series of math problems split into rival factions—when some cheated, others tried to stop them. That whistleblowing behav…
Both the OG 'Star Wars' and 'Star Wars: Starfighter' score the ultimate cinematic treatment in 2027.
<p>A new declaration from winners of the Fields Medal reflects many mathematicians’ growing alarm over a “severe misalignment” between the te…
The discovery of water in dark craters at the moon's poles has sparked a "moon rush" to establish bases there, and then villages, cities and heavy industry. Ho…
On Sept. 14, 1966, NASA's Gemini 11 mission set an spaceflight altitude record that lasted for nearly six decades. Here's why the mission mattered.
Cancer rates are rising in adults under 55, and new research suggests accelerated biological aging may be one piece of the puzzle. Scientists found that people…
Scientists have discovered that the brain’s short-range wiring may help protect cognition even as gray matter shrinks with age. Healthier connections just bene…
A foundational chemistry concept found in textbooks for almost 100 years may have been taught incorrectly. Researchers say the inductive effect in neutral mole…
Just a little help from its friends.
A wearable device has revealed nighttime hormone surges that may expose a frequently missed cause of high blood pressure. The discovery could help explain why…
Captive-raised saltwater crocodiles released into Bangladesh’s Sundarbans surprised scientists by settling into the wild rather than trying to return to their…
A World War I submarine wreck off Denmark is leaking TNT into the surrounding water, seabed, and marine life more than a century after it sank. Scientists warn…
Low vitamin D levels may make recovery from breast cancer surgery more painful, according to a study of 184 women undergoing mastectomy. Patients with vitamin…
Unistellar's long awaited augmented reality Envision smart binoculars are available to pre-order for $1499, with guaranteed delivery before Christmas.
For more than a century, astronomers have been captivated by the idea that an undiscovered planet could be lurking in the furthest reaches of our solar system.
By decoding two kinds of signals from one brain area, multitasking device offers step toward more natural communication
<p>As new 9/11 documents emerge, AI transforms math and fuels debates over pollution, power and progress</p>
Video: 00:06:30 Plants may look still and silent, but every leaf is constantly responding to its environment. As plants photosynthesise, they emit an incredibl…
All the ambulance services in England experienced some of their busiest-ever days during this summer’s record-breaking June heatwave, according to… The p…
Record-breaking “odyssey” suggests populations of these highly endangered carnivores are more connected than thought
Mount Etna’s ancient eruptions followed radically different paths, with some magma lingering near the surface for weeks while other magma raced upward from nea…
New document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas
Scientists have found that Arctic cyclones become especially destructive when several strike one after another. These storm clusters cause about twice as much…
Excitons driving spin dynamics in CrSBr
Materials design for biocompatible electronics
Application-driven development of metal–organic frameworks
Microwave-to-optical transduction using magnon–exciton coupling
Scientists found that the 3D organization of DNA is disrupted in several types of brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s disease, altering how important genes are…
A massive worldwide survey of physicists has revealed surprisingly little agreement about some of the universe’s biggest mysteries. No majority backed the stan…
The Indian and Pacific oceans have been climatically linked for centuries, but scientists say that connection is now breaking down in an exceptional way. Ancie…
Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies called µBites. Developed part…
Researchers have experimentally demonstrated the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revealing that a tightly focused laser interacts most strongly with…
AI analysis of 400,000 Reddit posts found that users of drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound reported unexpected symptoms including menstrual…
Anthropic describes five cases where scientists in unnamed countries tried to use its Claude software for potentially nefarious work on viruses or toxins
A century-old mystery in Venus’s clouds just became more intriguing, as scientists calculated how strongly the unidentified material behind its dark ultraviole…
Ancient rocks from Western Australia suggest water was reaching deep inside Earth more than three billion years ago, long before modern plate tectonics may hav…
Scientists have uncovered a natural braking system that helps the immune system switch off inflammation and prevent harmful immune cells from building up. Boos…
Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially helping them avoid cancer and dis…
Reconstruction of pretelescopic and early telescopic solar activity cycles from auroral records
A feather discovered inside 66-million-year-old fossilized dinosaur poop may help explain why modern birds survived the asteroid catastrophe. The extinct bird…
Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño: Indonesia fire emis…
<p>by Chih-Ying Su</p> Mosquitoes use CO2 as a critical cue to sense if humans are nearby. A new study in PLOS Biology reveals that CO2-sensing neurons in mosq…
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Britain’s wasps have become mysteriously scarce this summer, and scientists suspect an unusual combination of temperature swings, heatwaves, and food shortages…
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing… The post Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or mislea…
More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled due to heat during the UK’s record May and June heatwaves,… The post Revealed: More than 1,000…
Doping by degradation
The topology of the Universe
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Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate hazards, but no two heatwaves are the same. Heat extremes that happen… The post Guest post: How extreme heat…
Scientists have used DNA from living descendants to identify four more members of the doomed Franklin expedition, including Harry Peglar, whose identity had re…
The UK government has slashed its hopes for electric planes and “sustainable aviation fuels” (SAFs), ahead of giving the green… The post UK aviation emis…
While clearing debris to protect ancient Egyptian tombs from flash floods, researchers near Luxor stumbled upon an unknown 3,000-year-old tomb. Its remarkably…
Ancient human remains from Sulawesi suggest people were habitually using the psychoactive betel nut as far back as 25,000 years ago. Researchers found both unu…
The Mediterranean may seem far removed from the world’s major tsunami zones, but history and modern modeling show that destructive waves can strike the French…
Scientists have directly observed how two negatively charged DNA molecules can pair up despite normally repelling each other. Positively charged metal ions app…
More than 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth from China may reveal a surprising link between this ancient human species, Denisovans, and some modern people. S…
Weaving braids of defect lines
The magnetar fraction in core-collapse supernovae
<p>by Ruoke Zhao, Mingyang Li, Yuqi Zhang, Ruike Chen, Chenglin Ning, Zhiyong Zhao, Zhihan Yan, Meihao Wang, Dan Wu</p> Brain anatomical architecture supports…
Two major alien-life announcements in 2025 generated enormous excitement, but most astrobiologists remained unconvinced. Only 6.6% of surveyed experts thought…
Britain’s towering Devil’s Arrows were built from 25-tonne stones hauled at least 18 kilometers from Brimham Rocks around 4,000 years ago. The discovery reveal…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>Many groundbreaking works in art and science owe their origins to t…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>This year’s Lasker~Bloomberg Public Service Award honors the singul…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>The 2026 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award has been aw…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>In an extraordinary convergence, Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagi…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceBlock copolymers spontaneously assemble into ordered na…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>
Insects quietly hold much of the natural world together, yet conservation efforts are overlooking the tropical regions where more than 80 percent of insect spe…
Volcanic rocks in Colombia are rewriting the timeline of the collision between Central and South America. Their magnetic signatures show that major tectonic de…
Molecular modifier aids melting of MOFs
Hypersoft X-ray sources as a low-energy class of luminous cosmic emitter
On the morning of 26 August, flash floods surged through a Himalayan border region of Nepal and the Chinese region… The post Q&A: What can – and cannot –…
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<p>by Maureen A. McGargill, Beiyun C. Liu, Michael S. Kuhns, Daniel Mucida, Isabella Rauch, Lauren B. Rodda, Meghan A. Koch, Hugo Gonzalez Velozo, Ken Cadwell,…
<p>by Meixi Lin, Sneha Chakraborty, Carlos Eduardo G. Amorim, Sergio F. Nigenda-Morales, Annabel C. Beichman, Paulina G. Nuñez-Valencia, Jonathan C. Mah, Jacqu…
<p>by Karen Filbee-Dexter, Albert Pessarrodona, Kira A. Krumhansl, Thomas Wernberg</p> The prevailing narrative of seaweed carbon as a possible climate change…
Image: Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured a plume from the eruption of Anak Krakatau on Saturday, 5 September.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceWhy do families matter so much for the labor market suc…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceForce generation by actin filaments is a fundamental pr…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceIt is surprising that transthyretin (TTR) has an aggreg…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceThis current single-nuclei RNA sequencing study (snRNA-…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceCandidate Phyla Radiation (CPR) bacteria constitute a m…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceA systems science approach clarified the basic architec…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceTo meet the global energy demand, new chemistries are r…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceAntibody discovery typically operates on the “same epit…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceIn multiple sclerosis (MS), spontaneous remyelination o…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceA long standing prediction is that sexual selection can…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceSARS-CoV-2 evolved into distinct phylogenetic clades, g…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceThe translation of mRNAs into protein relies on tRNAs t…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificancePoxviruses are adept at evading the host immune respons…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceCentrioles are fundamental for cell division, cilia for…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceNeural circuits must rapidly stabilize their activity w…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceStress is a pervasive threat to global mental and physi…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceUnderstanding the molecular basis of protein aggregatio…
Publisher Correction: An inherent T cell-activating mRNA delivery carrier for in vivo CAR T generation
Heliobiology as a gateway to astrobiology
Listening to active planetary surfaces
‘Mother of Hubble’: how Nancy Grace Roman ushered in a new era of astronomy
Signatures of suppressed matter clustering revealed by fast radio bursts
Planetary shielding and surface precipitation of solar energetic particles during BepiColombo’s close Mercury flyby
Little Red Dots 2026
Traversing the Galactic Centre in space and time
Evidence for phenylium reactivity under interstellar-relevant conditions
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An eccentric massive protobinary assembled via a core-merger parabolic encounter
A firefly-inspired model for detecting the alien
Reply to: Evidence for phenylium reactivity under interstellar-relevant conditions
Frictional weakening in the highly mobile 2025 Blatten rock and ice avalanche in Switzerland
Solar power generation in the UK reached a new record over the summer of 2026, as temperatures across the nation… The post Analysis: UK solar power hits…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>Celiac disease (CeD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) share several ke…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceThis study investigates how an entirely new blood-clott…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceConcentrated sulfuric acid is widely regarded as destru…
Kinematic relationship between solar extreme ultraviolet waves and type II metric radio bursts
A critical evaluation of the physical nature of the little red dots
Probing electron transport and thermodynamic properties in expanded warm dense matter
<p>by Jie Ran, Changfeng Wei, Yang Yang, Yufei Zhang, Guizhi Guo, Nan Ma, Long Yin, Hongjun Fan, Jingrui Li, Heng Guo, Renshuai Zhang, Runa Wang, Dengwen Li, M…
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the… The post Analysis: China’s CO2 em…
<p>by Lucas Jeay-Bizot, Raniyah Chishti, Uri Maoz, Aaron Schurger</p> Respiratory processes are increasingly implicated in shaping neural activity and behavior…
<p>by Audrey J. Sederberg</p> The brain’s functional connectivity dynamics have been explained by a critically tuned model, but such models miss occasional rec…
Publisher Correction: Extended components of little red dots in the rest-frame optical
NASA’s Roman telescope holds promise far beyond mapping the invisible Universe
Impact of oxygen extraction from lunar regolith simulant using fluorinated plasma processes
Nuclear mass refinement via Bayesian neural networks and applications to $$\alpha$$-decay of SHE
Energy from the Sun dissipates into a narrow band around 70$$^\circ$$N geographic latitude
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<p>by Yu Pang, Dongsheng Zhou, Ziwen Peng, Wanting Liu, Ruojie Huang, Carol A. Seger, Qi Chen</p> Obsessive‑compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by an in…
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<p>by Anagh Pathak, Demian Battaglia</p> Ongoing brain activity displays rich temporal variability associated with efficient cognition, with functional connect…
<p>by Shelby E. Andersen, Joshua M. Kirsch, Navtej Singh, Stephen R. Garrett, John C. Whitney, Jay R. Hesselberth, Breck A. Duerkop</p> Renewed interest in pha…
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<p>by Lex J. Gómez, Robyn L. Mildren, Faisal Karmali, Kathleen E. Cullen</p> Visual motion is known to influence perceptions of tilt, verticality, and translat…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceSpeaking silently in one’s mind is a pervasive feature…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceBiodiversity threats driven by global supply chains are…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceAntarctic soils are among the most extreme environments…
<p>by Joanna Clarke, on behalf of the PLOS Biology Staff Editors </p> Despite recent progress in clinical research into Women’s Health, basic research is still…
<p>by Zhemin Zhang, William D. Gregor, Muslum Ilgu, Yue Yin, Philip A. Klenotic, Qijing Zhang, Edward W. Yu</p> Bacterial outer membrane proteins (OMPs) are cr…
<p>by Rémi Tuffet, Emma Acacia, Charles Coluzzi, Xavier Charpentier, Thomas Koffel, Samuel Venner</p> Bacterial genomes are remarkably dynamic, shaped by horiz…
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<p>by Lucas S. Hollstein, Kerstin Schmitt, Lucas Well, André Fleißner, Oliver Valerius, Stefanie Pöggeler</p> Hyphal fusion and sexual development in filamento…
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