Advances

Cloud-diving expeditions reveal the hidden physics of brewing snowstorms

Researchers harness acoustics principles to seal out noise pollution

Scientists discover why fathers usually don’t pass on their mitochondria’s genome

A newly released image from the James Webb Space Telescope provides a detailed view of a star’s infancy

Thieving worms may manipulate their prey with stolen genes

An ancient frog, bird and dinosaur wore elusive yellow and orange shades, a new lab technique reveals

This year’s most interesting space images include infrared views of galactic “bones,” an asteroid’s double moon, Jupiter’s giant polar vortex, and more

Can waste plastic can be converted into hydrogen gas and a type of graphene—at a profit?

A chunk of a Mesopotamian palace revealed genes from dozens of ancient plants

The explosive secret behind Saturn’s rings, a Scandinavian arrow frozen for 4,000 years, the world's deepest-known virus, and much more in this month’s Quick Hits

Dirty air has been linked to poor health outcomes, ranging from suicidality to low birth weight

Racial and gender disparities persist in award-winning kids’ literature despite recent gains in representation