Science
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Border entry reveals gap in international human rights law, new analysis argues
International human rights law protects migrants once they are within a state's jurisdiction but stops short of recognizing the right to enter another country,...
AI scientist autonomously generates and validates new biological discoveries
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed an AI scientist capable of generating scientific hypotheses, designing experiments and...
Short on time? It could be good for you
When it comes to mental health, it may not be how much time you have that matters, but rather how you feel about the time you have. That's one key takeaway of a...
Tracking the fin whale and the sperm whale in the Mediterranean
Where are the great marine animals of the Mediterranean, such as the fin whale, the sperm whale or the bottlenose dolphin? How does their distribution change ov...
Anti-fibrotic drug could be repurposed to control cell communication
An experimental antifibrotic compound can dramatically alter how cells release the microscopic packages they use to communicate, according to new research from...
Scientists in 1960 predicted Friday 13 November 2026 will be 'Doomsday.' Should you be worried?
In 1960, Science, one of the world's leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026. It pred...
1 in 2 Florida residents live in HOAs—how these private governments are reshaping the American Dream
As she sat across from me drinking tea, Coretta—a pseudonym to protect her identity—shared her dismay about living in a central Florida community because of the...
Fossil long known as world's oldest reptile dethroned
For nearly 30 years, a small fossil from Scotland has been celebrated as one of the earliest known reptiles. A new study out today in Nature and led by research...
'Molecular movie' fills in blanks of how nonenveloped viruses infect cells
Viruses come in two major flavors—not chocolate and vanilla, quips Harvard Medical School structural biologist Stephen Harrison, but those enveloped in membrane...
Classifying groundwater systems by their ability to recover from drought
A few days of rain do not change low groundwater levels after a long drought. To better determine how groundwater systems recover after a drought and which grou...
Clay tablets reveal how Babylonian students learned about their gods
When it came to religious education in ancient Babylonia, in what is now Iraq, students had a lot to learn, ranging from the names of gods to their divine chara...
Some threatened species may miss out as zoos try to balance conservation efforts with competing pressures
In the largest study of its kind, researchers at Nottingham Trent University analyzed more than 7,200 species across 613 zoos in 72 countries over a 30-year per...