To understand the breadth of enterococcal diversity, we examined little-sampled (non-clinical, non-human) environments, including those minimally impacted by human habitation or pollution. To maximize ...

Contributed by David B. Lobell; received February 5, 2025; accepted April 3, 2025; reviewed by Elizabeth Ainsworth and Francois Tardieu This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural ...

Ritual activity is commonly argued to have played an important role in the development of complex sociopolitical formations worldwide. In the Central Andes, where ritual apparently contributed to both ...

A mutation in salt-induced kinase 3 (hSIK3-N783Y) is identified in a human subject exhibiting the natural short sleep duration trait. A mouse model carrying this homologous mutation demonstrates ...

Clownfishes are an iconic group of 28 species that are famous for their bright color patterns and mutualism with sea anemones. Yet no ecological variable has been identified that can explain clownfish ...

As AI tools become increasingly prevalent in workplaces, understanding the social dynamics of AI adoption is crucial. Through four experiments with over 4,400 participants, we reveal a social penalty ...

We thank the National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2024FYA1509600, W.W.), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 21925403, W.W.; Grant ...

This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2023YFD1400800) and the Zhejiang Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2020C02001 ...

While earthquakes usually propagate along nonplanar faults with multiple bends, the effects of these bends on earthquake rupture dynamics are poorly understood. Here, we present detailed full-field ...

The saikosaponins comprise oleanane- and ursane-type triterpene saponins that are abundantly present in the roots of the genus Bupleurum widely used in Asian traditional medicine. Here we identified a ...