Should cellphones be in class? More states are saying no.
As school winds down for children in the United States, one issue heating up is banning student cellphones. In May, Georgia, Alabama, Nebraska, and Oklahoma finalized laws aimed at keeping
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Choosing Puppies Over Babies: How Dog Ownership Could Contribute to Declining Birth Rates
Dogs have been man’s best friend for centuries. In recent decades, those furry friends have transitioned into “fur babies,” with many people opting for dog ownership over traditional parenthood. But
Clownfish Shrink in Size With Their Breeding Partners to Survive Heat Stress
A human can’t shrink away from the threats of climate change. A clownfish, however, can. In a new paper published today in Science Advances, a team of researchers revealed that
Never Before Seen Bacterium in Space Station Could be a Strain Only Found in Space
In May 2023, Chinese astronauts swabbed several surfaces of their space station Tiangong (Mandarin for “Heavenly Place”), then sent the samples back to Earth for analysis. The results are now
Washing Plastic Containers in a Dishwasher Increases Microplastic Pollution
It’s no secret that microplastics have already infiltrated our lives, and nowhere is this more present than in our own homes. Microplastics — and even tinier nanoplastics — stem from
Dueling Galaxies Pierce One Another With a Ray of Radiation in a Cosmic Joust
In the first-ever-observed game of “cosmic joust,” one galaxy pierced another with a lance-like ray of radiation, astronomers reported in the journal Nature. The resulting puncture impaired the wounded galaxy’s
Correction for Ahituv et al., Starch-rich plant foods 780,000 y ago: Evidence from Acheulian percussive stone tools
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025.
Sex-chromosome complement and Activin-A shape the therapeutic potential of TNFR2 activation in a model of MS and CNP
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025. SignificanceThis study highlights the critical role of sex-chromosome complement and gonadal Activin-A in therapeutic efficacy of TNFR2
Time-lagged recurrence: A data-driven method to estimate the predictability of dynamical systems
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025. SignificanceIn many complex systems, predictability can be substantially state-dependent. We propose here a purely data-driven approach for
Hygrometrically controlled programmed cell death drives anther opening and pollen release
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 20, May 2025. SignificanceAnther dehiscence, the process of opening the anthers to release pollen in flowering plants, is essential for
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