Astronomers sharpen JWST's view of distant worlds
Model of the telescope’s imperfections helps strip away starlight obscuring faint exoplanets
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A barbarian tribe's mythic origin story is true, ancient DNA reveals
Skeletons across Europe confirm the Goths surged out of Scandinavia before sacking Rome
Voters Reject Industry-Backed Ballot Measures With Big Environmental Stakes
Whether they were passed or rejected, ballot measures in states across the country showed voters prioritizing environmental protection.By Steven Rodas, Liza GrossAs a blue wave...
Alabama Power Routinely Bills Ratepayers for Ads Promoting Its Goods and Services. State Regulators Want That Stopped.
Under a new law that takes effect in 2029, the powerful and highly profitable utility will be barred from charging customers for its own advertising....
Human organ trafficking and missing persons in China
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificanceThis study addresses an ethically complex and highly sensitive issue in organ-trade...
Clean power shields China from oil shock more than any other country
China’s rapidly-expanding clean energy generation and deepening electrification has made the country more resilient to energy shocks, bolstering its position ahead of the COP31 climate...
Integrating ecology with genetics to explain gene reuse during repeated evolution
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. The role of determinism and chance in the evolutionary history of life...
Contactless continuous guidance of matter in its main states using curved elongated Bessel-like acoustic fields
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificanceAcoustic manipulation uses sound waves to move and trap matter without physical...
Did scientists just find 115-million-year-old dinosaur blood?
Researchers claim they finally found fossilized dinosaur red blood cells, but some remain skeptical
Conley's Victory in New York's Lower Hudson Valley Opens Door to Renewed Climate Action
Democrat Cait Conley’s victory over incumbent Republican Mike Lawler comes after a campaign dominated by debates over energy costs and development.By Leana CarbonezNY-17: Last in...
Democrats' Victory in Texas Raises Potential for Environmental Reform
The blue wave in the heart of the oil and gas industry came, in part, from public outrage over the state’s buildout of data centers....
Widespread plasma jets in the Martian magnetosheath revealed by dual-spacecraft observations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificancePlasma jets are bursts of high dynamic pressure that form behind planetary...
Historical trends show more declining than increasing species among European pollinators
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificanceInsect pollinators are essential for biodiversity and food production, yet evidence for...
International Coalition of Lawyers and Advocacy Groups Accuses JBS of Money Laundering
The coalition also says the meat giant’s lawyers, accountants, investors and lenders have an obligation to better investigate the company’s ties to deforestation.By Georgina GustinAn...
Democrats Win Control of Georgia's Energy Regulator
Wins in both Public Service Commission races give Democrats a 3-2 majority, ending decades of Republican control over the agency that regulates Georgia Power.By Ryan...
The ABCD hypothesis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificanceCantor’s continuum problem asks: What is the size ofR? Since R =...
Complexity functions of infinite sequences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificanceInfinite words and their complexity functions play an important role in mathematics...
Corpus Christi Approves Water Fines for Industrial Giants as Landslide Election Rocks Texas
The measure represents a populist rebuke of business interests in the Gulf Coast refinery hub, although it won’t take effect for at least five years.By...
Orexin and pupillary modulation for hunger control
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. SignificanceThis study reveals a genetically defined arousal-hunger circuit that enables mental engagement...
A symbiogenic merger enabled by oxygen initiated the evolution of eukaryotes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. Recently, extensive genetic information about archaeal hosts at the basis of eukaryogenesis...
Profile of Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026. In a laboratory nearly 2.4 kilometers under the Canadian Shield, geochemist Barbara...
Prioritize validation over discovery of novel antibiotics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 44, November 2026.
A very expensive night for Big Oil
An activist dressed as a fossil fuel executive pours fake gas over fake money outside Shell’s headquarters in May 2026. During the 2026 midterm elections,...
COP30 adaptation pledge would meet under a third of poorer nations' needs, UN warns
International funding to help developing countries protect their communities, infrastructure and economies from climate impacts remains far below what is needed, a new United Nations...
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