For two and a half centuries, scientific discovery has shaped the American story. It has broadened our understanding of the natural world, improved national security, and uncovered new frontiers—from ...

Biohybrid systems that combine living organisms with electronics have shown promise in sensing environmental cues, but systems based on eukaryotic cells are limited. Yulu Cai et al. developed a ...

Correction for “A magnesium efflux transporter required for seed development and eating quality in rice,” by Sheng Huang, Kiyosumi Hori, Naoki Yamaji, Yuma Yoshioka, Min Ning, Yu Nagaya, Takaaki ...

Institutional legitimacy is essential for democracies, yet public trust and confidence in the United States Congress are at an all-time low. A significant predictor of attitudes toward Congress is ...

The world is in a battle for truth. A cadre of researchers is eagerly seeking ways to stymie the spread of mis- and disinformation. The stakes are high. Social media have become an accelerant for the ...

Cnidaria, the sister group of Bilateria, include corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones. They possess neurons, which are organized in a diffuse nerve net. It is generally agreed that cnidarian and ...

Dunnett et al. (1) conclude that current and predicted priority areas for wind and solar energy development (renewable energy areas, REA) overlap minimally with important conservation areas (PA) in ...

Open in Viewer RoBMA PSMA model-averaged posterior mean effect size estimates with 95% credible intervals and Bayes factors for the absence of the effect for the combined sample or split by either the ...

PNAS: Welcome to Science Sessions, the podcast of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, where we connect you with Academy members, researchers, and policymakers. Join us as we explore ...

The biological carbon pump (BCP) stores ∼1,700 Pg C from the atmosphere in the ocean interior, but the magnitude and direction of future changes in carbon sequestration by the BCP are uncertain. We ...

Plastic waste causes harm to marine life and has become a major global environmental concern. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastic, intensifying pressure ...

Levy and Calvert (19) build on the earlier literature by focusing primarily on the relative power committed to different modes of information processing in the human brain, rather than on different ...