4. Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums, theaters and other arts nonprofits—new research
9. Children with special educational needs are more likely to miss school—it''s a sign of a system under strain
20. Aboveground, not belowground productivity drives variability in biomass crop''s net primary productivity
24. Discovery of how a coral stiffens its skeleton on demand opens new directions for bio-inspired engineering
29. Mysterious transient objects in sky linked to nuclear testing and unidentified anomalous phenomena
40. Nuclear clock technology enables unprecedented investigation of fine-structure constant stability
47. Despite naysayers and rising costs, data show that college still pays off for students, and society overall
49. ''Minimalist'' lifestyles may not effectively tackle overconsumption. Can performance management help?
55. Two earthquakes recorded just hours apart in NC mountain community, U.S. Geological Survey reports
65. Rethinking how nucleoside supplementation speeds up DNA replication: It''s not just about having enough
73. Fish stocks off icy Heard Island bounced back when illegal fishing stopped and sustainable fishing continued
80. When labels replace problem-solving: How stigmatization blocks understanding in the asylum debate
83. NASA''s Space Launch System rocket for moon-bound Artemis II mission fully stacked at Kennedy Space Center
106. Japan successfully launches new cargo spacecraft to deliver supplies to International Space Station
113. Saturday Citations: Primate skull diversity; exploring matter-antimatter asymmetry; asthma clarified
130. Pressure turns Ångström-thin semiconducting bismuth into a metal, expanding options for reconfigurable electronics
134. Toronto''s Don River carries 36,000 kg of microplastics into Lake Ontario each year, finds study
137. Controlled atomic defects in nickelate films narrow down explanations of superconductivity emergence
140. Permafrost study finds abrupt thaw accelerates soil phosphorus cycling, offsetting carbon release
144. Bacterial motility helps uncover how self-propelled particles distribute in active matter systems
149. Space weather drill simulates Carrington-level solar storm, challenging satellite safety and mission control response
153. DNA from Napoleon''s 1812 army identifies pathogens likely responsible for the army''s demise during retreat from Russia
156. Latest arrests may just be the ''tip of the iceberg'' of pervasive sports gambling problem, experts say
157. Record-breaking quantum key distribution transmission distance achieved alongside classical channels
170. Cash assistance drastically reduces tenants'' likelihood of eviction and homelessness, according to ongoing study
177. Baltic countries lead the way in supporting media freedom internationally, according to new index
179. Gene variant that protects against norovirus spread with arrival of agriculture, prehistoric DNA reveals
180. Misinformation was rife during the 2025 Australia election. New research shows many were unable to identify it
182. Flexible fitting method translates high-speed atomic force microscopy images into precise protein motion models
186. The new species of flesh-eating dinosaur that once roamed south Wales: An imaging technology revolution
189. Children should have a right to play in the streets, alleys, pavements and car parks of their neighborhoods
190. Thai villagers have moved four times to escape rising sea levels: Life on the climate-change frontline
191. Africa''s air links are poor: Can the G20 push for more direct flights to improve tourism and trade?
194. Japan''s sumo association turns 100, but the sport''s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country
198. ''Molecular dam'' stops energy leaks in nanocrystals to boost efficiency of light-driven reactions
200. Catastrophic loss of Florida''s staghorn and elkhorn corals highlights accelerating climate pressures for reefs worldwide
201. Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed
202. Berenicea''s zooid size reduction over 200 million years contradicts Cope''s rule, study reveals
207. Advancing sea turtle conservation strategies by locating the highest risk areas for boat strikes
216. Hidden economy of ransom-based human trafficking in Libya affects hundreds of thousands of migrants
220. Neanderthals and Mesolithic hunter-gatherers shaped European landscapes long before agriculture, study reveals
222. Researchers warn of the urgent need to include the cumulative effects of extreme climate events in penguin conservation
227. Origins of urban human-biting mosquito shed light on uptick in West Nile virus spillover from birds to humans
232. Bilingual teenagers in Montreal exhibit writing skills on par with those of their French unilingual peers
234. Discovery reveals arsenical bronze production on Egypt''s Elephantine Island during the Middle Kingdom
251. Guinea baboons share meat according to fixed social rules that parallel hunter-gatherer societies
260. Continental shelf seas revealed as powerful carbon sinks, but cutting global emissions remains critical
269. Optimal packing: How chloroplasts in plant cells maximize light use while allowing for safe rearrangement
285. Geochemical research could help identify microbial activity in Earth''s rock record and perhaps in Martian sediments
286. College faculty are under pressure to say and do the right thing. The stress also trickles down to students
289. Hunters or collectors? New evidence challenges claim Australia''s First Peoples sent large animals extinct
293. Is it wrong to have too much money? Your answer may depend on deep-seated values and your country''s economy
294. Researchers use NVST high-resolution data to study chromospheric fibrils around quiescent filament
299. Circular economy strategy could slash lithium-ion battery supply chain emissions, but global cooperation is key