https://www.science.org/journal/science Science! http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen https://feeds.science.org/images/science-144sq.png https://www.science.org/journal/science en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:40:37 +0000 https://www.science.org/content/article/grand-canyon-s-origin-resolved-ancient-lake-s-flood-may-have-etched-famed-gorge Mineral grains show Colorado River filled a basin at the canyon’s head millions of years ago https://www.science.org/content/article/grand-canyon-s-origin-resolved-ancient-lake-s-flood-may-have-etched-famed-gorge Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/content/article/helium-3-runs-scarce-researchers-seek-new-ways-chill-quantum-computers Tight supplies of precious isotope are driving new approaches to ultracold tech https://www.science.org/content/article/helium-3-runs-scarce-researchers-seek-new-ways-chill-quantum-computers Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9063 Sex differences in neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disease susceptibility may arise from sex chromosome and hormonal influences on cell type–specific gene expression. We present a single-cell transcriptomic analysis of adult human ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9063 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6343 Bacteria, like eukaryotes, use conserved cytoskeletal systems for intracellular organization. The plasmid-encoded ParMRC system forms actin-like filaments that segregate low–copy number plasmids. In multicellular cyanobacteria such as Anabaena sp., we ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6343 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea3219 Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects more than 10% of the global population, may continue to progress even after the triggering insult has resolved, suggesting the involvement of self-sustaining mechanisms that remain poorly understood. Here, we ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea3219 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea2673 The principles organizing cellular diversity and connectivity in primate brains remain elusive. By integrating spatial transcriptomics, magnetic resonance imaging, and retrograde labeling in marmosets, we identified two opposing molecular gradients that ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea2673 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz8994 Long-term in vivo production of therapeutic proteins and development of vaccines that elicit protective levels of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against major pathogens face challenges. In this study, we report on an alternative gene editing ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz8994 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt1310 Stem cells proliferate after injury to repair damaged tissue, and chronic injury can promote cancer. However, the injury-activated signals and regulatory mechanisms, and their relationship to cancer, are poorly understood. Here, we identified insulin-... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt1310 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg9576 When you think of a robot, you likely picture one of three things: a drone, a robotic manipulator picking up goods from a factory conveyor belt, or an autonomous vehicle of some kind—perhaps a vacuum cleaner or a car. These three types of robots differ drastically in their body design and in the ways they move. They are also consistent with how roboticists have traditionally designed robots for one specific type of locomotion. However, recent advances in control systems have enabled the design of robots capable of transitioning between multiple forms of locomotion, for example, from rolling to walking and from flying to sliding like a snake. Better still, some can use legs as hands or adjust their flight patterns in order to manipulate objects as they move. This progress represents a major advancement in the field and it is worth diving deeper into the many challenges that had to be overcome along the way in order for such robots to be realized. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg9576 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt9147 Solar wind charged particles interact with diffuse gas within the heliosphere, producing soft x-rays. This solar wind charge exchange (SWCX) process produces foreground emission that complicates interpretation of x-ray observations. In this work, we ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt9147 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed7758 The development of copper foils that simultaneously exhibit ultrahigh strength, high electrical conductivity, and thermal stability remains a major challenge for advanced electronics and energy storage systems. We report a 10-micrometer-thick copper foil ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed7758 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aei0198 Editors’ selections from the current scientific literature https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aei0198 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aei0197 Highlights from the Science family of journals https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aei0197 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg6547 The global blind box market, in which consumers buy collectible figurines without knowing which figurine is in which box, has expanded at extraordinary speed. China’s designer toy industry alone is projected to exceed US$15 billion in retail sales by 2026—a more than 15-fold increase since 2015 (1). The global collectible figurine market is forecast to reach US$49 billion by 2034, up from US$26 billion in 2023 (2). Blind boxes derive their appeal from the randomized reveal of collectible figurines, an approach that drives repeat purchasing and high product turnover. Because this consumption model inherently amplifies material throughput and waste generation, regulatory frameworks should address the end-of-life management of blind box figurines. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg6547 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw4897 China’s low-elevation coastal cities, which hold a large share of the country’s population and economic output, face growing compound risks from sea level rise, storm surge, and extreme rainfall (1, 2). China’s annual losses from natural hazards such as typhoons average about US$76 billion (3), and hydrometeorological hazards generate large and recurrent economic losses (4, 5). However, cost estimates often focus on structural damage and overlook the economic shock caused by supply chain disruption, power outages, health effects, and slow productivity recovery (6–8). To reduce the systemic vulnerability that turns typhoons into national economic setbacks, China should improve the accuracy of loss accounting and strengthen preparedness. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw4897 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg8732 HomeScienceVol. 392, No. 6795Protect polar wildlife from microplasticsBack To Vol. 392, No. 6795 Full accessLetter Share on Protect polar wildlife from microplasticsAi-Jun Miao, Xin-Yuan Li, [...] , Yanjun Li, and Huan Zhong+1 authors fewerAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience16 Apr 2026Vol 392, Issue 6795p. 263DOI: 10.1126/science.aeg8732 PREVIOUS ARTICLEThe life and legacy of George SchallerPrevio… https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg8732 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee8708 A meticulous biography captures the story of a towering figure in field biology https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee8708 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aef5342 Science, culture, and imagination are inextricable, argues a cosmologist https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aef5342 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee3932 Scientific framing, gambling-like design, and regulatory gaps create risks of a new behavioral addiction and democratic manipulation https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee3932 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg5982 Topological defects encode geometric features that morph living cell sheets into predictable structures https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg5982 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg7441 Multiple structures of a transmembrane protein clarify how bacteria import DNA https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg7441 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg7084 Engineered immune cell precursors produce antibodies on demand in mice https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg7084 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh0064 The brain’s expression of more than 3000 genes differs between men and women https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh0064 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh9505 Until recently, Iceland was the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes. This was a rare exception in a region where mosquitoes emerge in vast numbers each summer, tormenting wildlife and people alike. That distinction is now gone. 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Here, we report that a ferroelectric phase can be stabilized in titanium dioxide (TiO2) films, a commonly known dielectric that is widely used in ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec9417 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:01:00 -0500 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl2348 The radii of small exoplanets form two populations, super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, separated by a gap known as the radius valley. This feature could be produced by the removal of atmospheres by stellar or internal heating or by the lack of an initial ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl2348 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:01:00 -0500