Advances

Researchers harness acoustics principles to seal out noise pollution

As climate change makes the planet hotter, some animals might become more active at night to escape the midday heat

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

Researchers go to great lengths to prove a tiny bias in coin flipping

Thieving worms may manipulate their prey with stolen genes

Deciphering a scorched scroll from ancient Herculaneum, unlikely flavors in climate-change-affected wine, an undiscovered ore found in China, and more in this month’s Quick Hits

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

Some astrocytes, thought to play only a supportive role in the brain, can communicate with neurons

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

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