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Floating wetlands boost water quality, slash greenhouse emissions
Fabricated platforms at an Australian wastewater lagoon soak up water pollution and methane
How realistic is the science in <em>Project Hail Mary</em>?
From the viability of waterless life to how researchers should handle cosmic emergencies, astronomer Wendy Freedman weighs in on the new sci-fi film
Debate explodes over age of key South American archaeological site
New study argues Monte Verde is far younger than once thought, challenging when people arrived in the Americas
Rice needs to be replanted every year. Genetic tinkering could make it more like apples
Researchers re-create key aspects of long-lived wild relative, which could make rice fields longer lasting
What happened when an Arab neuroscientist took the helm at an Israeli university?
Mouna Maroun’s stewardship highlights the promise—and perils—of reconciliation through science
Mysterious type of static electricity has a hidden culprit
Find explains how volcanic ash plumes spark lightning and why dust in grain silos can explode
Mitochondria packaged in blood cell membranes improve disease symptoms in mice
Tiny capsules can deliver healthy organelles into animals with Parkinson’s-like and other mitochondria-linked disorders
ArXiv, the pioneering preprint server, declares independence from Cornell
As an independent nonprofit, it hopes to raise funds to cope with exploding submissions and “AI slop”
Computer science’s ‘Nobel Prize’ goes quantum
Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard share this year’s $1 million A.M. Turing Award for work on quantum information
China demands evidence that traditional medicine injections really work
New regulations ask manufacturers to provide efficacy and safety data—or withdraw their products
Research on fruit flies and other ‘model’ organisms may be declining
Analysis of published papers on eight widely studied species suggests work on them is fading, but not everyone is worried
Scientific conferences can be a bore. Can jokes liven them up?
Science speaks with ecologist Stefano Mammola about the power of humor to enhance science communication
White House lifts hold on NIH research spending
Director Jay Bhattacharya tells House lawmakers that grantmaking, hiring are on track
Colliding currents can target the deep brain without surgery
Human studies show promise of stimulation approach for epilepsy and other diseases
This hot pink cricket is no mutant
Arota festae’s unusual hue may help it blend in with immature plants
A Brazilian scientist’s experimental paralysis therapy is fueling hope—and hype
Spinal cord injury patients are scrambling for access to the injection, but researchers say preliminary evidence is weak
A forgotten social media post may hold key clues to COVID-19’s origin
Analysis of Wuhan market map suggests China has not disclosed some of the earliest infections in animals and people
Ancient DNA reshapes the story of early Pacific migrations
Neolithic seafarers who settled Palau were already a blend of Asian and Papuan peoples
Can potatoes grow on the Moon?
Experiments show the crop can survive in lunar soil—with a lot of help
Analysis: Why the research money isn’t flowing from NSF and NIH
White House review of agency spending plans for this year is causing delays
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