New research supports the idea that disruptive climate protests increase public support for moderate climate groups ~enviro Article 499 words 23 votes
Greenhouse gas emissions in US beef production can be reduced by up to 30% with the adoption of selected mitigation measures ~enviro Article 18 votes
Detecting hallucinations in large language models using semantic entropy ~tech Article 8513 words 17 votes
GlobalUsefulNativeTrees, a database documenting 14,014 tree species, supports synergies between biodiversity recovery and local livelihoods in landscape restoration ~enviro Article 31 votes
China and California are leading the way on climate cooperation. Others should follow. ~enviro climate change Article 900 words, published Nov 28 2023 12 votes
Canadian science gets biggest boost to PhD and postdoc pay in twenty years ~science Article 718 words 7 votes
AI traces mysterious metastatic cancers to their source ~science medicine biology Article 590 words 4 votes
This super-Earth is the first planet confirmed to have a permanent dark side ~space astronomy Article 645 words 29 votes
The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness? ~health.mental Article 1140 words 28 votes
Memories are made by breaking DNA — and fixing it (in mice) ~science Article 832 words, published Mar 27 2024 19 votes
A nationwide epidemiological study on the associations between ambient particulate matter and suicide in Finland ~health.mental Article 236 words 9 votes
Argentina president Javier Milei’s actions after taking office have research institutions facing shutdown. Scientists protest. ~science Article 881 words 18 votes
Millions of research papers at risk of disappearing from the Internet: An analysis of DOIs suggests that digital preservation is not keeping up with burgeoning scholarly knowledge ~science Article 643 words 26 votes
LK-99 isn’t a superconductor — how science sleuths solved the mystery ~science Article 1627 words 43 votes
Norway's decision to permit exploratory deep-sea extraction of valuable minerals breaks a promise to the other nations on the Ocean Panel and to scientists ~enviro Article 849 words 14 votes
What's the thinking out there on the fusion news that has been coming out? ~science Article 1083 words, published Dec 15 2023 8 votes
In Indonesia, humanity’s oldest art is flaking away. Can scientists save it? ~humanities.history Article 12 votes
A 1990 experiment to test whether we could discern life on Earth remotely ~space Article 1614 words, published Oct 16 2023 9 votes
Tiny robots made from human cells heal damaged tissue (in the lab) ~science biology Article 445 words, published Nov 30 2023 15 votes
The achievement of gender parity in a large astrophysics research centre ~science physics.astro astronomy Article 5569 words, published Nov 16 2023 7 votes
Videoconference fatigue from a neurophysiological perspective (first neurophysiological evidence) ~science Article 10 248 words, published Oct 26 2023 23 votes
CDH2 mutation affecting N-cadherin function causes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in humans and mice ~health.mental Article 19 votes
Denmark is building on the success of blockbuster drugs – the country's focus on reinvestment is feeding a stream of discovery ~science medicine Article 7 votes
Since 1978 ice shelves in North Greenland have lost more than 35% of their total volume, with three of them collapsing completely ~enviro climate change Article 23 votes
Human microbiome myths and misconceptions ~science biology Article 2931 words, published Jul 31 2023 10 votes
Greenland's massive ice sheet could experience runaway melting if the world overshoots climate targets – but even then quick action could stabilize it ~enviro climate change Article 712 words 6 votes
A redistribution of nitrogen fertiliser across global croplands can help achieve food security within environmental boundaries ~enviro Article 6 votes
Long COVID: Major findings, mechanisms and recommendations ~health Article 7949 words, published Jan 13 2023 20 votes
Widespread retreat of coastal habitat is likely at warming levels above 1.5 °C ~enviro climate change Article 16 votes
Life-changing cystic fibrosis treatment wins US$3-million Breakthrough Prize ~health Article 1099 words, published Sep 14 2023 15 votes
Human trials of artificial wombs could start soon. Here’s what you need to know ~science biology medicine Article 2344 words, published Sep 14 2023 11 votes
Menopause as a case in point; funding for research on women’s health is still a fraction of that available for men’s health ~health Article 909 words, published May 3 2023 20 votes
For the first time in the United States, research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee ~science biology Article 904 words 21 votes
Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago ~science biology anthropology Article 668 words 51 votes
Closing down an icon: Although Arecibo Observatory is slated to become an education center, astronomers hope research might one day return to the site ~space astronomy.radio Article 1291 words, published Aug 11 2023 13 votes
Obituary - Evelyn Boyd Granville, mathematician and programmer, space-flight trailblazer (1924—2023) ~space Article 1017 words 15 votes
Global mass of buoyant marine plastics dominated by large long-lived debris ~enviro plastics pollution.water Article 6 votes
AI tools are designing entirely new proteins that could transform medicine ~science biology Article 2627 words 12 votes
Life in the cosmos: JWST hints at lower number of habitable planets ~space astronomy Article 638 words 36 votes
Rampant groundwater pumping has changed the tilt of Earth’s axis ~enviro climate change water.ground Article 426 words, published Jun 16 2023 34 votes
Landmark ‘kids’ climate trial begins: how science will take the stand ~enviro climate change Article 1049 words 13 votes
Assessment of the technological viability of photoelectrochemical devices for oxygen and fuel production on Moon and Mars ~space Article 4 votes
Artificial intelligence in communication impacts language and social relationships ~science Article 5377 words 2 votes