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Urban buildings hold a decisive lever for decarbonization—but the economics of improving their energy efficiency have been hard to pin down at the system level....

Neurodegenerative disorders can quietly reorganize how the brain communicates, long before symptoms fully declare themselves. In a new study, researchers report that multiple system atrophy...

A team of researchers has unveiled a skin-adhesive “bimodal” sensing patch designed to monitor how well the mouth is performing during everyday chewing. The study,...

A new open-access Coastal Water Pathogen Database (CWPD) is designed to bring together scattered evidence on microbial hazards in nearshore environments. By linking disease-causing organisms...

Viral CAR-T cell therapy has transformed treatment options for aggressive blood cancers, yet its benefits and risks vary widely among patients. A new study suggests...

Cells have internal “growth switches” that respond to nutrient availability—especially amino acids. When food is plentiful, cells accelerate protein synthesis and metabolism; when it is...

National Harbor, Md. (July 25, 2026) — A new analysis of more than 66,000 postmenopausal women suggests that aligning daily eating patterns with the Planetary...

Human language diversity may have reached a remarkable peak long before written records, according to a new modeling study in Science. The authors argue that...

Gene therapy and other macromolecule-based medicines face a persistent obstacle: most delivery routes rely on endocytosis, after which therapeutic cargos are trapped and degraded inside...

Brown dwarfs bridge the gap between planets and stars, occupying a mass range that challenges both definitions and expectations. In star–substellar systems, a third body...

Marine blooms that color coastal waters may be reshaped not only by sunlight and nutrients, but also by microscopic parasites. In a new study published...

A new study has turned the spotlight on an often-overlooked vascular pathway—cerebral venous blood flow—and its unexpected role in governing both intracerebral pressure and the...

A new study in Light: Science & Applications reports a metasurface platform that can tailor thermal emission in two infrared bands at the same time—without...

Tumor-killing T cells can be remarkably potent, yet in ovarian cancer they often fail to mount effective responses. A new study in Nature Metabolism points...

A new study has used high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging to map how benzalkonium—an antiseptic and common disinfectant—begins to break down inside wastewater biofilms. The work,...