Doubling fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels is linked to a 2.6-fold increase in workplace accident risk, 37% more fatalities, and…
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Every fall, pumpkin growers haul their record-breaking giants onto scales, with some pumpkins weighing more than 2,700 pounds (1,225 kilograms).…
Jared Lepora with his robot hand built from Lego Mindstorms piecesNathan Lepora A robot hand built from Lego pieces by…
Sky region of the first observations with 4MOST with an example spectrum. In the Sculptor Galaxy (top right), 4MOST took…
A 2,700-year-old pottery sherd discovered near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the first known correspondence between the Assyrian Kingdom…
People with fibromyalgia have different genetic variants than those without itKATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images We are starting to unpick…
OTOCs as interferometers. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09526-6 Researchers from Google Quantum AI report that their quantum processor, Willow, ran…
Newly released images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS appear to show the alien object spitting out an enormous jet of…
An Asian palm civetKurit afshen/Shutterstock Coffee beans collected from the faeces of civets have a unique chemistry that may explain…
True PNe from the HASH database are displayed in an Aitoff projection. Colors indicate PNe in different galactic components: blue…
Dark matter near the center of our galaxy is “flattened,” not round as previously thought, new simulations reveal. The discovery…
Different people may benefit from some antidepressants over others, depending on their side effectsMariia Veklenko/Getty Images Antidepressants vary greatly in…
Researchers utilize 2D electrical resistivity imaging and borehole data to estimate N60-value of soils with k-means clustering. Credit: Institute of…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Dek and Daga, Ethiopia [11.907552854, 37.285011102]What’s in the photo? A pair of islands in the middle…
Illustration of Chiron’s ringsDan Durda For the first time, astronomers are watching a ring system form in real time. The…
Ruth Deidree Boelan prays for her relatives who went missing in recent flooding when their home on a riverbank collapsed.…
A lab accident has led engineers to build a chip that fires a rainbow of powerful laser beams — and…
Some problems are too hard for even quantum computersYaroslav Kushta/Getty Images Researchers have identified a “nightmare scenario” calculation related to…
Credit: Horticulture Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhae334 Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions…
Around four years ago, now 77-year-old John Gormly went for what was supposed to be a routine blood test. But…
Artificial sweeteners may have gut microbiome benefitsRobert K. Chin/Alamy Using low-calorie sweeteners in place of sugar seems to give beneficial…
Microscopic images of the newly discovered bacterium, Caulobacter inopinatus. (A) A single cell with a tail-like flagellum used for swimming.…
The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) entering Earth’s atmosphere increased by a record amount in 2024, locking in further global…
A computer illustration of a cross-section of a lipid nanoparticle carrying the mRNA of a virus (orange strands)Science Photo Library…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The spread of illegally manufactured fentanyl has driven overdose deaths to unprecedented levels in the United…
A rat-shaped indent on a Chicago sidewalk went viral early last year, with troves of people venturing to the hole…
Keith Thomas (right) was able to control another person’s handMATTHEW LIBASSI/Feinstein Institutes for Medical research A man with paralysis has…
The early structure of the CME in the SC domain. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal (2025). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/adf855 Weather forecasting is…
Scientists have discovered huge, mysterious pieces of DNA in the oral microbiome — the population of bacteria and other microbes…
Coral reefs are being severely damaged by climate changeWaterFrame/Alamy A recent surge in ocean temperatures has caused the widespread bleaching…