Edited by David A. Weitz, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and approved March 20, 2017 (received for review November 21, 2016) ...

How human brain function is established through protracted trajectories of development is not yet fully understood. Maturation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) circuits drives critical periods of ...

We examine i) whether the public views AI as labor-replacing rather than labor-creating, and ii) how these perceptions affect two core democratic outcomes: democratic legitimacy (e.g., satisfaction ...

Coral reef fish may be more important than we thought ...

J. Allen, C. Martel, D. G. Rand, “Birds of a feather don’t fact-check each other: Partisanship and the evaluation of news in Twitter’s Birdwatch crowdsourced fact-checking program” in Proceedings of ...

The ocean and land absorb anthropogenic C O 2 from industrial fossil-fuel emissions and land-use changes, helping to buffer climate change. Here, we compare decadal variability of ocean C O 2 uptake ...

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 ...

The annual Cozzarelli Prize acknowledges papers that reflect scientific excellence and originality. The 2023 awardees will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the NAS Annual Meeting in April ...

In March 1835, a young Charles Darwin was high up in the Andes and struggling to cook supper. “Our potatoes after remaining for some considerable time in the boiling water were nearly as hard as ever, ...

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 ...

The western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) channels moisture from the tropics that underpins the East Asian summer climate. Interannual variability of the WPSH dominates climate extremes in the ...

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 ...