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Carbon nanotube foams reveal a new kind of mechanical memory
In their earliest years of development, computers used mechanical gears and levers to store information. Today, researchers are exploring whether a material its...
Bacteria-killing polymers—a new class of antibiotic?
Swimming in the blood, sweat, cells and tears of every human are small proteins known as peptides. Many peptides can kill bacteria on contact, yet the bacteria...
The state of sex among Gen Z: Is the sex recession real?
The Kinsey Institute surveyed 2,373 U.S. adults ages 18–29 to understand attitudes and behaviors behind the so-called sex recession and how young adults are nav...
Five foods that could cost even more this winter—and why
A number of pressures have converged on food production over the past year, and their effects are likely to show up in our shopping carts this winter. Farmers h...
Invasive deer, goats are eating away Hawaiʻi's ranchlands
The first study to measure wild ungulate (axis deer, mouflon sheep, goats, pigs, etc.) grazing on Hawaiʻi rangelands finds forage losses at two-thirds of sites...
Brazil has made gains against Amazon deforestation, but lasting protection is a challenge
Recent drops in Brazil's deforestation have been celebrated as a historic achievement. Forest loss in the Amazon fell by 23.5% in 2025 compared with the previou...
Water-based process separates zirconium and hafnium with fivefold higher efficiency
Oregon State University scientists have patented a better, more environmentally friendly process for separating two metals that are critical in their pure forms...
El Niño weather pattern enters record territory: Scientist
The strengthening El Niño weather pattern has tied for the most intense on record on a widely used metric, a senior scientist told AFP on Monday, even as its in...
Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globally
All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Niño this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world...
A 42-light-year X-ray tail links a pulsar to previously 'orphan' gamma rays
Understanding the origin, acceleration and propagation of high-energy cosmic rays has been a century-old mystery in astrophysics. Recently, joint observations f...
Films written by women make studios the most money, but budgets go to male filmmakers: Study
When the lights come back on and credits start rolling, it's easy to see that some of the most successful movies of the past few years—from "Avatar: The Way of...
Climate change also poses a threat to cultural heritage
When we talk about climate change, the debate usually centers on energy, biodiversity, carbon emissions or the economic costs of the transition. But another asp...