Social work research explores the effects of 'enduring relationships' for older youth in foster care

Historically, if youth in foster care didn’t have a biological or adoptive parent to turn to…

Exploring exotic spin interactions at microscale using solid-state spin quantum sensors

A team of researchers led by Academician DU Jiangfeng from the University of Science and Technology…

Extreme weight loss: Star sheds unexpected amounts of mass just before going supernova

A newly discovered nearby supernova whose star ejected up to a full solar mass of material…

Antimatter embraces Earth, falling downward like normal matter: Study reveals gravity's effect on matter's elusive twin

For those still holding out hope that antimatter levitates rather than falls in a gravitational field,…

Monitoring of radio galaxy M87 confirms black hole spin

The nearby radio galaxy M87, located 55 million light-years from the Earth and harboring a black…

Weather conditions explain the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years

Insects react sensitively when temperature and precipitation deviate from the long-term average. In an unusually dry…

Study shows protecting lands slows biodiversity loss among vertebrates by five times

Protecting large swaths of Earth’s land can help stem the tide of biodiversity loss—including for vertebrates…

Powering the quantum revolution: Quantum engines on the horizon

Quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that explores the properties and interactions of particles at…

Dopamine-releasing brain cells reflect song bird intentions during courtship

His mind might have been set on finding water or on perfecting a song he learned…

Being clear and precise increases your likability: Study

It’s a trait often associated with those in public life, but being vague may not be…