1. How street vendors and waste pickers can help cities manage growth

2. Mysterious iron ''bar'' discovered in famous nebula

3. Living together with differences: Mathematical model shows how to reduce social friction without forcing consensus

4. Growing up alongside deadly fires inspired me to study them—and fight flames with swarms of drones

5. Neutral stances on hot topics can damage your reputation, study finds

6. Scientists map key oceanic unknowns in climate interventions

7. Sri Lanka unveils a rare purple star sapphire claimed to be the biggest of its kind

8. How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty

9. Tightening the focus of subcellular snapshots: Combined approach yields better cell slices for cryoET imaging

10. New study reveals global patterns of plant intrinsic water-use efficiency

11. Shrinkflation: Smaller products hurt some households more than others—and can be bad for business

12. AI tools speed development of antibody probes to see activity inside living cells

13. Study finds albumin, the most abundant blood protein, acts as a shield against deadly fungal infections

14. Two-step genome editing enables creation of full-length humanized mouse models

15. ''Cosmic clock'' reveals Australian landscapes'' history and potential future

16. Low-income and diverse communities face 33% more air pollution in major northern cities, UK study shows

17. Science is best communicated through identity and culture: How researchers are ensuring STEM serves their communities

18. Health care electronics are booming—here''s how to make them more sustainable

19. A new ''crystalline sponge'' for drug discovery: APF-80 illuminates materials design

20. Decoded rules of microRNA strand selection reveal conserved, programmable features

21. Video: Why ''basic science'' is the foundation of innovation

22. Detecting single-electron qubits: Microwaves could probe quantum states above liquid helium

23. Elastic strain engineering boosts green hydrogen production with affordable catalysts

24. Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape

25. Horses can smell human fear when we sweat

26. The world''s first room-temperature continuous-wave UV-B laser diode on a sapphire substrate

27. Sniffing out cancer: Trained dogs can detect hemangiosarcoma by scent

28. Saturday Citations: Super-Earths; superagers; how we grieve pets

29. Mobile app forecasts future vineyard climates to help winegrowers adapt to change

30. US to repeal the basis for its climate rules: What to know

31. Things to know about the High Seas Treaty as it takes effect

32. NASA''s new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

33. Study separates human and hydrological causes of nitrogen loss in Mississippi Basin

34. Higher farm productivity linked to slower growth in agricultural emissions

35. Molecule deposition on 2D materials promotes defect healing and quality restoration

36. Dallas greenhouse gas emissions fall below 2015 levels, city data show

37. Is California really 100% drought-free for the first time in 25 years? Yes and no: Here''s why

38. Tiger sharks gather to mate during Maui''s whale season, finds research

39. New interactive map models dust exposure from shrinking Great Salt Lake

40. Neutralizing extracellular electron transport disarms antibiotic-resistant bacteria, restores healing in chronic wounds

41. Imaging technique captures ultrafast electron and atom dynamics in chemical reactions

42. Most beef cattle in South America experience hundreds to thousands of hours of heat-related discomfort each year: Study

43. Scientists transform enigmatic cell structures into devices for recording RNA activity

44. Exploring the multifaceted effects of inward foreign direct investment on new venture creation

45. Temperature shifts alter honeybee behavior but leave native bees unchanged

46. Nationwide racial bias shapes media reporting on gun violence, study suggests

47. New temperature record challenges extreme high-latitude warmth paradigm

48. Cells use dual strategies to fine-tune inflammatory gene activation

49. Organic solvents enable chirality control in inorganic crystals

50. Australian freshwater fish like to dine out, relying on land-based food sources

51. Is feeding birds and other wildlife a good thing or a bad thing?

52. Revealing the cell''s nanocourier at work

53. Protected forests under threat in DRC''s lucrative mining belt

54. Honeycomb lattice sweetens quantum materials development

55. Sharks are famous for fearsome teeth, but ocean acidification could make them weaker

56. Climate and land-use changes projected to raise nitrogen pollution in rivers

57. Australia needs a canine brain bank to reduce the risk of dog attacks

58. In the most cleared state in Australia, Victoria''s native wildlife needs our help after fires

59. Why restoring nature can work so much more effectively when led by local people

60. Iran: How the Islamic Republic uses internet shutdowns as a tool of repression

61. Tiny titans of recovery: Fossil burrows reveal resilient micro-ecosystem after global mass extinction

62. How actin wavefronts rescue T cell receptors from endocytosis

63. Plant diversity shapes chemical communication in ecosystems

64. New map reveals a rugged world beneath the Antarctic ice sheet

65. Sideways discovery rewrites the rules of antigen presentation

66. Opinion: China''s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country''s declining fertility rate

67. Global power struggles over the ocean''s finite resources call for creative diplomacy

68. Marine mammal social lives shape how diseases spread in the ocean

69. When tropical oceans were oxygen oases

70. Exploring mutations that spontaneously switch on a key brain cell receptor

71. Biomass-derived furans offer sustainable alternative to petroleum in chemical production

72. When employees feel slighted, they work less, research reveals

73. Understanding the unusual chirality-driven anomalous Hall effect via scattering theory

74. Chiral nanowires can actively change electron spin direction

75. Astronomer uses ''China Sky Eye'' to reveal binary origin of fast radio bursts

76. Will unseasonably hot weather dash Southern California''s hopes for a 2026 superbloom?

77. X-ray four-wave mixing captures elusive electron interactions inside atoms and molecules

78. From freezer to fork: New thawing method could deliver ''dock-fresh'' fish anywhere

79. Insights into the logistics of cellular waste disposal

80. Exposing how humidity can escalate a heat wave

81. Mentoring programs help close education gap for disadvantaged children in Germany

82. Seagrass meadows could be good for your health—yet they''re disappearing fast

83. What to know about venomous snakes in North Texas after recent diamondback discovery

84. Lack of coordination is leaving modern slavery victims and survivors vulnerable, say experts

85. Alor''s healing plants: A treasure trove of medical knowledge and oral tradition

86. Coyote, bobcat sightings are on the rise in parts of Dallas-Fort Worth; here''s how to stay safe

87. A rare desert plant shows benefits of sustainability efforts at a large solar array in the Mojave Desert

88. Earth keeps getting hotter, and Americans'' partisan divide over science grows sharper

89. Quantum tools set to transform life science, researchers say

90. Learning about public consensus on climate change does little to boost people''s support for action, study shows

91. Perovskite display technology demonstrates record efficiency and industry-level operational lifetime

92. New spectroscopic method reveals ion''s complex nuclear structure

93. Greening school playgrounds can improve quality of life in cities and help deal with climate change

94. Rethinking climate impacts through human well-being

95. Comprehensive map reveals how E3 ligases organize protein cleanup in human cells

96. New microscopy technique preserves the cell''s natural conditions

97. The hidden risk of combined stressors for soils

98. Chemist proposes shared ''model proteins'' to improve reproducibility in protein science

99. Canada is losing track of salmon health as climate and industrial threats mount

100. Exploring metabolic noise opens new paths to better biomanufacturing

101. Hidden magma oceans could shield rocky exoplanets from harmful radiation

102. Wormholes may not exist—we''ve found they reveal something deeper about time and the universe

103. Historic ocean treaty to safeguard and sustainably use the high seas to take effect on Jan. 17

104. Do-it-yourself ammonia production: Renewable-powered system uses calcium to reduce emissions and scale for farmers

105. Crowd sensing for the environment: Citizen science and plant apps map how urbanization alters city soils and climate

106. History offers warning on dollar and deficits

107. NASA data helps Maine oyster farmers choose where to grow

108. When lightning strikes: Models of multi-ignition wildfires could predict catastrophic events

109. How dark asteroids die

110. Methyl bromide pesticide still widely used in California, raising health concerns

111. Study: Cross-border merger and acquisition activity predicts changes in economic growth, foreign exchange returns

112. DNA''s hidden ''traffic controller'' protein may hold clues to cancer prevention

113. Scientists watch cell receptors respond in real time as drugs bind

114. Ruff days or cat-astrophies? How to help pets handle stressful situations

115. Long-term pesticide exposure accelerates aging and shortens lifespan in fish

116. Fossils reveal ''latitudinal traps'' that increased extinction risk for marine species

117. Tiny earthquakes reveal hidden faults under Northern California

118. How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are ''fake''

119. DNA from wolf pup''s last meal reveals new facts about woolly rhino''s extinction

120. The hidden power of grief rituals

121. Graduate pay premium is two thirds lower for young women than previously thought

122. Sentinel-2 explores night vision

123. How small mammals shrink their brains to survive the cold

124. Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based quantum computers

125. Antarctic submillimeter telescope enables more complete view of the carbon cycle in star-forming regions

126. Hybrid polymer nanocarriers improve pulmonary mRNA vaccine delivery

127. Charging gold nanorods with light energy

128. Composing nanomaterials—open-source platform unites AI and automated synthesis

129. Flowers shape the spread of viruses among wild bees, study finds

130. The sky''s hidden ecosystem: Radar reveals an organized, living habitat

131. Same moves, different terrain: How bacteria navigate complex environments without changing their playbook

132. Talent spark: How inventors fire up startup ecosystems

133. How cholera virulence is activated: A long-sought structural explanation

134. Collapse of the Tang dynasty: Climate change likely played a role

135. Digital humanities scholars map lost art in novels

136. Gifted education programs lack federal standards, new study reveals

137. Young environmental activists'' identities are multidimensional and partly contradictory, study finds

138. Construction emissions are higher than thought—but the solution isn''t building less, new study finds

139. Large parts of the tropics overlooked in environmental research, study says

140. Overcoming symmetry limits in photovoltaics through surface engineering

141. Mummified cheetahs discovery gives hope for species'' Arabic reintroduction

142. How cells stay healthy: New insights into a selective protein cleanup system

143. How gender bias influences math education

144. Turning crystal flaws into quantum highways: A new route towards scalable solid-state qubits

145. Senegal''s spear-wielding savannah chimps yield clues on humanity''s past

146. In remote Senegal, chimp researchers escape gold mines'' perils

147. Why the burden of leadership is really about managing relationships

148. Monitoring beer fermentation at the single-cell level with a novel Raman method

149. Frequency comb lasers enable clearer observation of black holes

150. How the active ingredients of monkfruit might affect health

151. Governments are rushing to embrace AI: Should they think twice?

152. Earth system models overestimate river flow increases, research reveals

153. Soil-based method can stop locust swarms from destroying crops

154. Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia—here''s why

155. SpaceX launch sets record turnaround from Cape Canaveral pad

156. ''Reborn'' black hole awakens after 100 million years of silence

157. Ancient Type II supernova discovered from universe''s first billion years

158. How concrete jungles could be changing dandelion seed dispersal in Japan

159. Critically endangered leatherback turtles return to nest in Nicaragua

160. Perth''s dolphins eat what''s in season and are loyal to their groups

161. New study quantifies sargassum''s multimillion-dollar impact to U.S. coastal economies

162. Two new exoplanets and the need for new habitable zone definitions

163. Why ''inefficient'' AI spending may power future growth

164. Slowing down muon decay with short laser pulses

165. Disinfecting drinking water produces potentially toxic byproducts—new AI model is helping to identify them

166. Temporal anti-parity–time symmetry offers new way to steer energy through systems

167. How greenwashing creates ''false stability'' for companies

168. Q&A: Why flies matter, their vital role in ecosystems, and surprising diversity

169. Utah''s other Great Salt Lake is underground, ancient, deep....and fresh

170. Reporting workplace sexual harassment ''not worth it,'' say victims

171. Ocean impacts nearly double economic cost of climate change, study finds

172. Increased deciduous tree dominance reduces wildfire carbon losses in boreal forests, study shows

173. ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation

174. Insects are victims, not just invaders, says study

175. New technology converts naturally derived monomers into degradable polymer capsules

176. Mosquitoes'' thirst for human blood has increased as biodiversity loss worsens

177. Young people risk drifting into serious online offenses through a slippery slope of high-risk digital behavior

178. Handmade learning: Students weave sustainability lessons into rag rugs

179. Can a hashtag help prevent atrocities? Study shows social media can be a powerful tool

180. Rural coworking spaces thrive on community ties and mixed funding models

181. British redcoat''s lost memoir reveals harsh realities of life as a disabled veteran

182. Chemists determine structure of fuzzy coat that surrounds Tau proteins

183. Study shows how kidnapping of athlete''s father influenced society, president across continents

184. Staying single for longer affects young people''s well-being, study finds

185. A new form of graphene-derived material could unlock next-generation printed electronics

186. Tuning spin waves—using commercially available devices at room temperature

187. LGBTQ Aussies face work participation inequalities, finds study

188. Skin-boosting lipids revealed within rice bran by-products

189. Graphene coatings can serve as an eco-friendly alternative to biocides

190. Neutral-atom arrays, a rapidly emerging quantum computing platform, get a boost from researchers

191. Museum design quietly determines what visitors see and what they miss

192. Ultrasound-activated nanoparticles in immune cells trigger targeted inflammatory response

193. An innovative new tool draws on emojis to improve consumer sentiment analysis

194. There''s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom: Watchful students serving as informants

195. Black Ivory coffee: Elephant gut bacteria may contribute to its smooth, chocolaty flavor

196. From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation will make 2026 an exciting year for space

197. Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the center of a massive military build-up in the Arctic

198. Why don''t antibiotic-making bacteria self-destruct?

199. India shows how urban forests can help cool cities, as long as planners understand what nature and people need

200. Rocks and rolls: The computational infrastructure of earthquakes and physics of planetary science

201. AI sheds light on hard-to-study ocean currents

202. Why people believe misinformation even when they''re told the facts

203. Bis-pseudoindoxyls: A new class of single benzene-based fluorophores for bioimaging applications

204. CRISPR–Cas3 genome-editing system holds therapeutic potential

205. Bulk inorganic crystals grown from water emit ''handed'' light

206. The US military has a long history in Greenland, from WWII mining to a nuclear-powered Army base built into ice

207. Researchers film foraging strategy of wood mice choosing between healthy and moth-damaged chestnuts

208. Atomic-level surface control boosts brightness of eco-friendly nanosemiconductors by 18-fold

209. Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life. Our new study examines each method''s risks

210. Human–wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe is a crisis: Who is in danger, where, and why?

211. Ancient teeth are treasure troves of data on Iron Age lifestyles

212. Avocadoes may become easier to grow in India—but not if global emissions remain high

213. Eleven novel factors essential for mouse zygote development discovered

214. Plants use bacterial-like gene to make alkaloids, offering new route for sustainable medicines

215. How prolonged maternal care in horses builds better brains and improves social skills

216. Peering below Callisto''s icy crust with ALMA

217. Revealing the parental role in preventing childhood internet addiction and how to combat it

218. A CRISPR fingerprint of pathogenic C. auris fungi for precision diagnostics

219. To show LGBTQ support, experts say look beyond pride month

220. Quantum simulator reveals how vibrations steer energy flow in molecules

221. Youth rank safety as top priority again, study shows

222. Medieval burials shed light on Menga dolmen''s multicultural significance over thousands of years

223. Researchers expand human genome map to 2.37 million regulatory DNA elements

224. Overly involved parents may hold their kids back professionally

225. NASA acknowledges record heat but avoids referencing climate change

226. Researchers solve mystery of universe''s ''little red dots''

227. Detailed map reveals groundwater levels across the U.S.

228. A ''cosmic clock'' in tiny crystals reveals the rise and fall of Australia''s ancient landscapes

229. Woolly rhino genome recovered from Ice Age wolf stomach

230. Analyzing Darwin''s specimens without opening 200-year-old jars

231. First-ever sanctuary of mountain ice cores in Antarctica preserves these climate archives for centuries

232. Digital twins in the Arctic: How Svalbard is becoming a living lab for marine restoration

233. Common: Being wrong. Less common: Admitting it. Acknowledging being wrong can increase trustworthiness in science

234. Jupiter''s hidden depths: Simulation suggests planet holds 1.5 times more oxygen than the sun

235. Do even low-mass dwarf galaxies merge? New clues from the outer stars of a Milky Way satellite

236. Scientists measure cellular membrane thickness inside cells for the first time

237. A nanomaterial flex—MXene electrodes help OLED display technology shine, while bending and stretching

238. First-time use of AI for genetic circuit design demonstrated in a human cell line

239. Major river deltas are sinking faster than sea-level rise, study shows

240. Polyamines guide cellular decisions by altering the phosphoproteomic landscape, study finds

241. AI tools are expanding individual capabilities while contracting scientific attention, research finds

242. What happens when fire ignites in space? ''A ball of flame''

243. Indoor ozone reaction products can make blood thicker

244. After medical issue, SpaceX Crew-11 set to depart space station for overnight splashdown

245. World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciers

246. From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms

247. Hydrogel cilia set new standard in microrobotics

248. Physics of foam strangely resembles AI training

249. Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles, research reveals

250. As we begin to assess the fire damage in Victoria, we must not overlook these hidden costs

251. Homo habilis: The oldest and most complete skeleton discovered to date

252. New state of matter discovered in a quantum material

253. Underestimates in global warming pose major climate and financial risks, report shows

254. Why reading for pleasure matters

255. Can a bat catch prey on a mirror? A bat''s expert foraging skills revealed using a robot

256. Type Ia supernova delayed-detonation model supported by SN 2024gy observations

257. Lowering deer densities can help restore Scotland''s lost Highland mountain woodlands, new research shows

258. Study finds that missionaries pull from same language toolkit to describe experiences

259. Two simple modifications cool Kenyan homes and keep mosquitoes out

260. How ''smart'' nanoparticles can deliver targeted gene therapy in osteoarthritis

261. ''Absolutely huge'' black coral among largest ever seen

262. Astronomers discover 19 new pulsars by analyzing FAST archival data

263. Scotland''s success in ending harmful shelters is at risk, research reveals

264. Fire on ice: The Arctic''s changing fire regime

265. Ancient Tethys Ocean shaped Central Asia''s landscape, study suggests

266. Siwarha''s wake gives it away at Betelgeuse

267. Ground-breaking study evidences flapper skate recovery in Scotland

268. Frozen hydrogen cyanide ''cobwebs'' offer clues to origin of life

269. T. rex grew up slowly: New study reveals ''king of dinosaurs'' kept growing until age 40

270. First extensive study into marsupial gut microbiomes reveals new microbial species and antimicrobial resistance

271. Time warp: How marketers express time can affect what consumers buy

272. Crop droughts set to worsen—even as rainfall increases

273. Measuring movement creates a new way to map indoor air pollution

274. 2025 was third hottest year on record: EU, US experts

275. Scientist wins ''Environment Nobel'' for shedding light on hidden fungal networks

276. New method allows scientists to 3D-print structures within cells

277. How news language and social networks affect the spread of immigration attitudes

278. Nature-based solutions? When more parks don''t mean less heat risk

279. The environmental risk of using pet flea treatment

280. EU''s impending accession to rights convention resembles a 3D puzzle, says research

281. Can philanthropy fast-track a flagship telescope?

282. The orbiting factories of the future

283. How startups can communicate to win over silent audiences online

284. Taming heat: Novel solution enables unprecedented control of heat conduction

285. Indoor air pollution is a global health issue, not just a domestic heating one

286. Albania''s waste-choked rivers worsen deadly floods

287. It''s been one year since wildfires devastated Los Angeles. What have we learned?

288. Small businesses say they aren''t planning to hire many recent graduates for entry-level jobs—here''s why

289. Towards recycling of fiber composites: More sustainable epoxy thanks to phosphorus

290. When ''no-effect'' isn''t safe: Safe chemicals turn toxic in combination across generations

291. Uncovering a hidden mechanism in Met receptor activation

292. Left in the cold: Study finds most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades

293. Avian flu death count rises to 32 birds at Orlando''s Lake Eola, including 26 swans

294. Lion conservation in Kenya: Why one approach does not fit all

295. Magnetic fields slow carbon migration in iron by altering energy barriers, study shows

296. Birding enthusiasts can help songbirds avoid Salmonella epidemics

297. Starch sachets release fertilizer in a controlled manner and can replace petroleum-derived polymers

298. Signs of ancient life turn up in an unexpected place

299. Portable device enables rapid pathogen detection in diverse field environments

300. Deformable lens enables real-time correction of image aberrations in single-pixel microscopy