7. What Olympic athletes see that viewers don''t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier #Environment
10. How to close the justice gap: What a health-linked legal model showed in three years #Social #Sciences
13. Tuning topological superconductors into existence by adjusting the ratio of two elements #Superconductivity
15. A smarter way to watch biology at work: Microfluidic droplet injector drastically cuts sample consumption #Biotechnology
17. NASA Langley makes final preparations for Artemis II mission to launch around the moon #Space #Exploration
21. Researchers propose multi-sector approach for global challenge posed by presence of pharmaceuticals in environment #Environment
22. Natto fermentation actively produces health-promoting supersulfide molecules, study reveals #Biochemistry
27. VIP-2 experiment narrows the search for exotic physics beyond the Pauli exclusion principle #General #Physics
28. Live-cell tracking reveals dynamic interaction between protein folding helpers and newly produced proteins #Cell #& #Microbiology
29. From deer to chickadees: How fewer social encounters could raise extinction risk #Plants #& #Animals
32. CRISPR screen maps 250 genes essential for human muscle fiber formation #Molecular #& #Computational #biology
39. High-entropy garnet crystal enables enhanced 2.8 μm mid-infrared laser performance #Optics #& #Photonics
40. Seeds ''listen'' to mom: Study finds mother plants send ABA hormone signals that set seed dormancy #Plants #& #Animals
42. Range-resident logistic model connects animal movement and population dynamics #Plants #& #Animals
44. Philadelphia communities help AI machine learning get better at spotting gentrification #Social #Sciences
46. Increasing pesticide toxicity threatens global biodiversity protection goal: Only one country is currently on target #Ecology
49. Could apes ''play pretend'' like toddlers? A study tracks imaginary juice and grapes #Plants #& #Animals
55. Understanding the hazard potential of the Seattle fault zone: It''s ''pretty close to home'' #Earth #Sciences
64. Surgery for quantum bits: Bit-flip errors corrected during superconducting qubit operations #Condensed #Matter
66. Invasive termites threatening homes in Florida are spreading farther than predicted #Plants #& #Animals
69. Simulations and experiments meet: Machine learning predicts gold nanocluster structures #Nanomaterials
74. Sudanese Copts acquired malaria resistance thanks to a rapid evolutionary process, research reveals #Evolution
75. Scents of the afterlife: Identifying embalming recipes by ''sniffing'' the air around Egyptian mummies #Archaeology
76. Capturing gravity waves: Scientists break ''decades of gridlock'' in climate modeling #Earth #Sciences
77. When gigantism shapes the diet of a superpredator: The Japanese giant salamander''s spectacular transition #Plants #& #Animals
78. Seamounts promote expansion of oxygen minimum zone in western Pacific, researchers discover #Earth #Sciences
85. Commentary urges balance between research integrity and technology transfer in biomedicine #Biotechnology
87. New DNA tagging workflow boosts gene delivery to the nucleus over tenfold #Molecular #& #Computational #biology
89. YouTubers love wildlife, but commenters aren''t calling for conservation action #Plants #& #Animals
91. Peppermint oil plasma coating could cut catheter infections without releasing drugs #Bio #& #Medicine
93. ''Jetty McJetface'': Star-shredding black hole may keep ramping up its radio jet until 2027 peak #Astronomy
94. Breathing in the past: How museums can use biomolecular archaeology to bring ancient scents to life #Archaeology
100. Are returning Pumas putting Patagonian Penguins at risk? New study reveals the likelihood #Plants #& #Animals
102. New AI model enables native speakers and foreign learners to read undiacritized Arabic texts with greater fluency #Education
104. Electron-phonon ''surfing'' could help stabilize quantum hardware, nanowire tests suggest #Condensed #Matter
105. Graphene sealing enables first atomic images of monolayer transition metal diiodides #Nanomaterials
107. Honest or deceptive? What a new signaling model means for animal displays and human claims #Evolution
110. Beyond climate: Connection and mobility were key drivers in early human innovation, research suggests #Archaeology
111. Platinum nanostructure sensor can differentiate mirror-image volatile scent compounds #Analytical #Chemistry
112. Quick test can curb antimicrobial resistance, identifying bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility in under 40 minutes #Bio #& #Medicine
113. Glimpsing the quantum vacuum: Particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter emerges from ''nothing'' #General #Physics
116. DIVE multi-agent workflow streamlines hydrogen storage materials discovery #Analytical #Chemistry
119. Forest soils increasingly extract methane from the atmosphere, long-term study reveals #Earth #Sciences
122. Analysis reveals interhemispheric thermal imbalance as key to Asian-Australian monsoon variability #Earth #Sciences
124. 2024 total eclipse subtly shifted animal calling across three Ohio prairies, study finds #Plants #& #Animals
125. Dual-atom platinum–ruthenium catalyst achieves efficient low-temperature carbon monoxide oxidation #Analytical #Chemistry
126. How high temperatures disrupt anthocyanin metabolism in red kiwifruit #Molecular #& #Computational #biology
127. Invisible actors in groundwater mapped for first time, revealing role in freshwater reservoir #Ecology
128. From single queens to mega-colonies: How ant societies are shaped by the environment #Plants #& #Animals
129. Well-behaved dogs generally have lower cortisol and higher serotonin, study finds #Plants #& #Animals
131. From sea to space: Turning the tide on microplastic pollution with satellite technology #Environment
133. Experiments with 1,600 volunteers link social exclusion to higher interest in gossip #Social #Sciences
134. Where are Europe''s oldest people living? What geography tells us about a fragmenting continent #Social #Sciences
136. Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away. Ohio''s example shows mixed results #Education
138. Friendly bacteria can unlock hidden metabolic pathways in plant cell cultures #Cell #& #Microbiology
140. Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years—far longer than we thought #Archaeology
141. Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm #Environment
142. Women have been mapping the world for centuries, and now they''re speaking up for the people left out of those maps #Social #Sciences
143. How to ensure affordable, safe and culturally grounded housing for Indigenous older adults #Economics #& #Business
146. Scientists use RNA nanotechnology to program living cells, opening a new path for cancer cure #Bio #& #Medicine
147. Grazing and digging put some herbivores at greater risk from toxic elements in soil: New research #Plants #& #Animals
148. Researchers uncover a one-hour ''crown'' checkpoint that enables malaria reproduction #Cell #& #Microbiology
155. Orange, camphor-smelling solid could be a key to the next generation grid-storage batteries #Analytical #Chemistry
157. Hadean zircons reveal crust recycling and continent formation more than 4 billion years ago #Earth #Sciences
159. AI model OpenScholar synthesizes scientific research and cites sources as accurately as human experts #Other
160. A minimalist bacterial defense strategy: Scientists discover single protein that disrupts viral assembly #Cell #& #Microbiology
163. An ''AI afterlife'' is now a real option—but what becomes of your legal status? #Political #science
165. Victoria''s mountain ash forests naturally thin their trees. So why do it with machines? #Ecology
166. An unusual dust storm on Mars reveals how the red planet lost some of its water #Planetary #Sciences
168. New briefing paper outlines concerns around TikTok moderation policies political influence, and election integrity #Political #science
170. A bold calculation: What would it cost to end extreme poverty worldwide? #Economics #& #Business
171. Experts reveal how a major food crisis might happen in the UK, and what we can do to stop it #Economics #& #Business
175. Stacking the genetic deck: How some plant hybrids beat the odds by erasing lethal genes #Molecular #& #Computational #biology
176. CFC replacements behind vast quantities of global ''forever chemical'' pollution, research reveals #Earth #Sciences
179. Engineered antibody targets bacteria-specific sugar, clears lethal drug-resistant infection in mice #Molecular #& #Computational #biology
180. The possible applications of olive pomace: A study reveals the most sustainable option #Agriculture
181. NASA''s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing #Space #Exploration
184. A human tendency to value expertise, not just sheer power, explains how some social hierarchies form #Social #Sciences
185. Why the idea of an ''ideal worker'' can be so harmful for people with mental health conditions #Economics #& #Business
195. Study finds long-term research partnerships can strengthen sustainable urban farming #Environment
196. Modeling finds old-growth wildfire risk highest where low-severity fires once burned #Environment
198. One-of-a-kind ''plasma tunnel'' recreates extreme conditions spacecraft face upon reentry #Space #Exploration
201. Agave or bust! Mexican long-nosed bats head farther north in search of sweet nectar #Plants #& #Animals
203. Even larvae mind the social bubble: How they adjust their behavior in response to social surroundings #Plants #& #Animals
207. Warmer Northeast Atlantic waters and heavy fishing leave cod and haddock chasing smaller prey #Plants #& #Animals
208. A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried until now #Environment
209. Not an artifact, but an ancestor: Why a German university is returning a Māori taonga #Archaeology
211. Cosmic radiation brought to light: Researchers measure ionization in dark cloud for the first time #Astronomy
212. Research finds ''cheap stock'' options common before IPOs, averaging fivefold gains #Economics #& #Business
213. Ozone-depleting CFCs detected in historical measurements—20 years earlier than previously known #Earth #Sciences
217. The unraveling of the shrew, in winter: Studies decode genetic basis of seasonal organ shrinkage in mammals #Plants #& #Animals
218. No fences needed: GPS collars show ''virtual fencing'' is next frontier of livestock grazing #Biotechnology
219. Photosynthesis: Study reveals how minerals are involved in homeostasis of chloroplasts #Plants #& #Animals
220. Solid, iron-rich megastructure under Hawaii slows seismic waves and may drive plume upwelling #Earth #Sciences
222. Did we just see a black hole explode? Physicists think so—and it could explain (almost) everything #Astronomy
224. Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics'' future, and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games #Environment
235. A hearing test for the world''s rarest sea turtle: Understanding its vulnerability to human-caused noise #Plants #& #Animals
237. Whether it''s Valentine''s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy #Social #Sciences
245. Weight-loss drugs are creating an environmental disaster—a new water-based method aims to change that #Biochemistry
246. Shrinking shellfish? Study uncovers acidic water risks in Indian River lagoon #Plants #& #Animals
248. NASA targets a March launch of the moon rocket after test run reveals fuel leaks #Space #Exploration
250. Chromosome-level genome unlocks evolution of endangered fern Brainea insignis #Plants #& #Animals
252. High-tech imaging could improve cultivation of trees essential to Alberta''s forestry industry #Plants #& #Animals
253. Superconductivity exposes altermagnetism by breaking symmetries, study suggests #Condensed #Matter
254. Microplastics behave differently in aquatic environments depending on whether they are fragments or fibers #Environment
255. Infrared-activated hydrogel uses lysozyme ''nets'' to combat resistant bacteria #Cell #& #Microbiology
256. Tiny droplets navigate mazes using ''chemical echolocation,'' without sensors or computers #General #Physics
257. Stacked graphene sandwich reveals switchable memory without traditional ferroelectrics #Nanophysics
261. Niobium''s superconducting switch cuts near-field radiative heat transfer 20-fold #Superconductivity
263. What a policy restricting mothers'' overseas migration in Sri Lanka means for children''s health and education #Social #Sciences
267. NASA hit by fuel leaks during a practice countdown of the moon rocket that will fly with astronauts #Space #Exploration
268. From leadership to influencers: New study shows why we choose to follow others #Social #Sciences
269. Western Cascades forests historically saw more fire than previously thought, study indicates #Plants #& #Animals
271. Ultra-thin metasurface chip turns invisible infrared light into steerable visible beams #Optics #& #Photonics
272. Two huge hot blobs of rock influence Earth''s magnetic field, study reveals #Planetary #Sciences
273. Angstrom-scale plasmonic gap boosts nonlinear light output by 2,000% per volt #Optics #& #Photonics
274. Frustration in hetero relationships has a long history—that''s why today''s crisis looks so familiar #Social #Sciences
276. Are cats ''vegan'' meat eaters? Why isotopic signatures of feline fur could trick us into thinking that way #Molecular #& #Computational #biology
277. Media misuse of ''hard-right'' label risks normalizing extremist views, study says #Political #science
284. Human–AI relationships in fiction: Theoretical cultural framework developed to understand AI representations #Social #Sciences
290. Designing the future of metabolic health through tissue-selective drug delivery #Molecular #& #Computational #biology
291. Unexpected climate feedback links Antarctic ice sheet with reduced carbon uptake #Earth #Sciences
292. Discovery of a photophobic response in Apusomonads reveals insights into Opisthokont origins #Evolution
294. Automating microfluidic chip design: Hybrid approach combines machine learning with fluid mechanics #Biotechnology
295. Identifying mechanisms that support nanoparticle therapy for autoimmune diseases #Bio #& #Medicine
297. Poverty intervention program in Bangladesh may reinforce gender gaps, study shows #Social #Sciences
298. Web-based tool visualizes catalyst ''gene'' profiles to speed materials design #Analytical #Chemistry