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Oct 21, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Jeffrey Mervis
Whoever wins the U.S. presidency will face a deep and growing partisan divide in trust in science among voters, pollsters say. Whereas a majority (53%) of those who identify as Democrats reported having “a great deal” of confidence in scientists in 2022, less than one-quarter (22%) of their Republican counterparts held that opinion, according to the long-running General Social Survey (GSS).
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Linghao Kong
Linghao Kong, Xingyun Hu, [...] , Xianjia Peng , and Mengchang He +1 authors fewerAuthors Info & AffiliationsGet full access to this articleView all available purchase options and get full access to this article. References and Notes1C. Hansell, Nat. Chem. 7, 88 (2015).
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |J. Ryan Shipley
Editor’s summaryAcross many ecosystems, declining biodiversity leads to lower biomass and loss of other ecosystem functions. Much of the research in this area has focused on plant communities, with less attention paid to consumers, who play the important role of accumulating and synthesizing organic nutrients. Shipley et al. investigated how the diversity of insects and spiders affects community-level concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), one type of essential nutrient.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Jonathan Wai
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic
In some ways, not much has changed from 4 years ago. Donald Trump is running for US president and saying outrageous things: This year’s standout is that magnets don’t work under water, which sent scientists into a tizzy and no doubt spawned many home experiments. Democrats are talking more sensibly about science but also avoiding a discussion of their disappointing record on backing up promises to increase funding for US science and technology.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Jesse R. Smith
Climate Warming Sizing up the heatJesse SmithA woman cools off in a mister during a heat wave in 2023, the hottest year on recordThe year 2023 was the warmest one on record on a global scale, but how extreme was the heat compared with other recent anomalously hot years? Cattiaux et al.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Brent Grocholski
Volcanology Unraveling the origin of lavaBrent GrocholskiAirborne molten lava from the Fagradalsfjall vent on the Reykjanes Peninsula, IcelandThe ongoing eruption in Iceland on the Reykjanes Peninsula provides an opportunity to understand mid-crustal magma storage. Matthews et al. studied the composition of the recently erupted magma, which provides information on the conditions of magma storage. The authors found the lava to be from multiple homogeneous but separate magma bodies.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Brendan Nyhan
Demonstrators promote voting rights outside the US Capitol on 19 January 2022. Across countries, civil liberties and free and fair elections are cited as being key to democracy. PHOTO: TOM WILLIAMS/GETTY IMAGESHow can liberal democracies be prevented from descending into illiberalism and autocracy? Scholars hope to use the tools of science and technology not only to prevent democratic backsliding but also to strengthen support for democratic norms and practices.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Yun-Wei Lien
Submission historyReceived: 6 March 2024Accepted: 17 August 2024Published in print: 18 October 2024AcknowledgmentsScopeM is acknowledged for instrument access at ETH Zürich. We thank O. Medalia for access to the Polara microscope at the University of Zürich. Functional Genomic Center Zurich is acknowledged for technical support. We thank T. Zachs for the help with cryo-FIB milling. We thank F. Wollweber for help with light microscopy and segmentation of the cryo-tomograms. We thank M.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
science.org | Jan G. Voelkel |Matthew Jones |Ervin Ascic |Jonathan Chu
Editor’s summaryMost people around the world desire democratic governance, but is there a global consensus on what constitutes a democracy? To defend and strengthen democracy, citizens must share a common understanding of democracy’s distinguishing features. Chu et al.
