Science

Science
Machine learning simulations reveal how plastic transforms into hard carbon
Phys.org

Science
Why do people self-harm? The mind-body divide might hold some clues
Phys.org

Science
Why do flamingos dance while they eat? This scientist found out
Science News

Science
Sci-fi horror collides with small-town politics in John Scalzi’s Monsters of Ohio
Scientific American

Health
Animal-borne Shamonda virus infects and kills a human for the first time
Scientific American

Science
U.S. moves to weaken methane limits on oil and gas producers

Science
Comets probably didn’t seed life on Earth after all, new study suggests
Phys.org

Science
Engineered albumin helps a therapeutic protein last longer and cross mucosal barriers
Phys.org

Science
Waves alter Antarctic polynyas by breaking up surrounding sea ice
Ars Technica · Phys.org · Phys.org

Science
7 spooky bat facts—right in time for Halloween
Scientific American

Science
Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth
Science News

Science
Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying
The New York Times

Science
DNA analysis identifies root-dwelling fungi as potential keystone species in forest microbial communities
Phys.org

Science
How rising seas transformed dry land into Venice lagoon
The Guardian

Space
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5043-5049: Preparing to Drill at ‘Nazca’
NASA

Space
The Land of the Standing-Up Rocks
NASA

Science
MapInsights helps police trainees learn the territory
Phys.org

Science
Digital tools and 3D printing emerge as key themes in circular economy research
Phys.org

Science
New election forecast updates predictions every 10 minutes
Phys.org

Science
Halloween meets history in many ghostly tourism attractions. Is this a problem?
Phys.org

Science
Brambles are a problem weed in South Africa, but researchers are closer to finding a natural enemy to manage them
Phys.org

Science
Researchers produce urea in the field using system powered by biobatteries and solar energy
Phys.org

Science
Researchers discover why some frogs have escaped the current amphibian mass extinction
Phys.org

Science
A bust-up between mathematicians is fuelling fears that AI could undermine science
BBC News

Science
Injuries matter less in the NFL than you think
Phys.org

Science
Cost overruns aren’t just due to incompetence, bureaucracy and bad faith
Phys.org

Science
Climate health harms outpace action, prompting calls for global health emergency

Science
Is research funding now a lottery? Elite funder ERC swamped by applications
Nature

Science
Delayed electron–hole recombination in a pseudo-direct semiconductor
Nature

Science
The grand plan to transform psychiatry — by personalizing mental-health care
Nature