Jupiter's Lightning May Have the Force of Nuclear Weapons

Unlike humans, some birds have independently evolved to flourish on sugar-rich nectar &fruit without ill effect

Cocaine reshapes the plasticity of ventral hippocampus inputs onto nucleus accumbens medium spiny neurons, and reversal of this plasticity impairs cocaine seeking.Cocaine may be remodeling vHPC neurons through altered gene expression and cell excitability to drive cocaine reward and seeking behavior

ArXiv declares independence from Cornell

Why I may ‘hire’ AI instead of a graduate student

First science from private Moon lander challenges lunar divide

Researchers develop rapidly self-assembling, robust ultrathin ionogel films that form soft “tattoo” interfaces for high-performance skin-mounted bioelectronics

Experiments Show Potatoes Can Survive In Lunar Solar (With Lots of Help)

Galileo's handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text

Floating wetlands boost water quality, slash greenhouse emissions

A new study in mice provides a proof-of-concept for "cancer interception," eliminating microscopic lesions before they become tumors

Can a wealthy family change the course of a deadly brain disease?

Human Organ Atlas

Earth's first major extinction was worse than we thought

U.S. science agency moves to restrict foreign scientists from its labs

North American bird population is declining. The decline is accelerating in regions associated with intensive agriculture.

Apes can "pretend" just like human children

New Cascadia subduction zone study reveals variable dynamics offshore impacting how the margin may rupture during large earthquakes

Why women are more likely to get irritable bowel syndrome. New study provides clues.

Poxvirus attack of antiviral defense pathways unleashes an effector-triggered NF-κB response - Science

Impaired nitrogenous waste clearance promotes hepatocellular carcinoma | Science Advances

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown enzyme that plays a crucial role in fat production

Qt45: A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself

Moon's Ancient Magnetic Field May Have Flickered On and Off

A cellular basis for heightened gut sensitivity in females

Daily peaks in mental sharpness provide a productivity boost equivalent to 40 minutes of extra work

‘Viking’ was a job, not a matter of heredity: ancient DNA study (2020)

Evidence of the bouba-kiki effect in naïve baby chicks

Increasing applied pesticide toxicity trends counteract the global reduction target to safeguard biodiversity

Heritability of intrinsic human life span is about 50%

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