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Outrage greets NIH pact that could funnel biodefense research funds to Pentagon
NIH director defends interagency plan as “100% aligned with our public health mission”
Read at source →To prevent forest fires, Trump wants to end a road-building ban. Scientists are skeptical
Administration claims decades-old “roadless rule” prevents efforts to improve forest health
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Join siguimi.com →NSF initiative seeks tech fixes for Colorado River water crisis
$100 million program to ensure water for industry overlooks shortage’s root causes, critics say
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Massive herbarium merger rescues century-old plant collection
Duke University’s 825,000 specimens will move to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Bernie Sanders aims to ban AI ‘superintelligence.’ But experts can’t agree on what the term means
The proposed ban would come with tough penalties, but the path through Congress is uncertain
Read at source →Are these killer whales out for revenge on humans—or just trying to play?
Iberian orcas have been ramming boats off the coast of Portugal and Spain. But what looks like vengeance may have a…
Read at source →New ‘connectome’ shows all 124 million contact points in the fruit fly’s nervous system
Studies cap 20-year project to map an insect’s entire nervous system—and understand how it works
Read at source →Dutch news media get hefty fines for ‘promoting’ weight loss drugs
Regulators crack down on stories that were too positive about drugs that target GLP-1
Read at source →Can AI help solve the peer-review crisis? Here are its promises and pitfalls
Amid a shortage of human reviewers, tests indicate AI can assist—but is not a savior
Read at source →Magic mushroom compound may prevent chemotherapy pain
Research in mice finds that psilocybin protects against nerve damage and sensitivity caused by common cancer drugs
Read at source →Can cells genetically engineered in the body fight autoimmune diseases?
New approach that induces patients to make their own CAR-T cells could be faster and cheaper than existing methods
Read at source →Ig Nobel hosts science’s silliest ceremony outside U.S. for first time
The indefinite move to Europe was a response to travel and safety concerns for winners
Read at source →Biggest dark matter detector spots a single weird particle
Article URL: https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-biggest-dark-matter-detector-spots-single-weird-particle…
Read at source →Fauci speaks out about the pandemic, global health—and his own record
Largely silent for the past year, the beleaguered former NIAID chief defends himself in friendly forum
Read at source →Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment
Newly recovered sheeppox sequences reveal when and how the virus emerged
Read at source →California to vote on spending $16 billion to boost research after Trump cuts
State initiatives this fall and in early 2028 will gauge voters’ appetite for science, but controversy has grown around…
Read at source →NASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of funding
Decision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say
Read at source →Brain stimulation takes aim at improving women’s health
Trials of noninvasive technologies tackle postpartum depression, menstrual pain, and other conditions
Read at source →Fearing traumatic seal die-off, Australia moves to evacuate polar research station
Witnessing thousands of seal pups die from bird flu could harm staff mental health, officials say
Read at source →Extreme black hole merger may be a cosmic illusion
Puzzling event could be an artifact of gravitational lensing, a new model suggests
Read at source →Will Meta’s settlement in social media addiction case be a boon for research?
A new foundation could help scientists assess the effects of fresh safety measures—if the company agrees to share its…
Read at source →Scientists identify early signal of dangerous pregnancy complications
Low levels of a placentamade protein predict preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction and could offer new target for…
Read at source →Snake embryos often coil in one direction. Now, we may know why
Mismatch between growth of body and digestive system bends the body, study suggests
Read at source →In autism advisory committee’s funding plan, critics see a veiled antivaccine focus
The new plan, marked by a turbulent rollout and vote, urges more research on poorly understood “regression” to autism
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Russia bets on new research facilities to rebuild foreign ties
As Ukraine war drags on, a new synchrotron and two other megaprojects aim to attract scientists from “friendly” nations
Read at source →How scientists unraveled the cause of the devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal
Global cooperation revealed a landslide, not a glacial collapse, likely initiated the cascade of events
Read at source →To doom invasive fish, scientists are breeding ‘supermales’
Technique shown to eradicate exotic trout—by producing all male populations
Read at source →NSF’s new plan to fund graduate students to work in industry covers familiar ground
Agency gives university-industry consortium $47 million to reinvent existing internship program
Read at source →Key brain circuit regulating hibernation found at last
Discovery in hamsters suggests path toward inducing hibernation in mammals that don’t do it naturally
Read at source →Dreams of making drugs and tissues in space get closer to reality
Maturing techniques and cheaper launches fuel microgravity research—and hopes of orbital manufacturing
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Climate change is strengthening El Niño, coral records suggest
1000-year archive from the Galápagos portends greater weather disruptions from the Pacific climate cycle
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How does football cause brain disease—and why is it so hard to diagnose?
A startling study suggests at least one in four NFL players develops CTE, but doctors still can’t identify it in living…
Read at source →The first insects had way more than six legs
Previously collected fossils prove a treasure trove for understanding the origin of insects
Read at source →Oh, swell: Scientists identify a new way for your car to corrode
Water droplets sliding across surfaces can gain enough static electricity to break down anticorrosion coatings
Read at source →Shingles vaccine linked to reduced heart risks
New data add weight to idea that immunization protects against more than just the chickenpox virus
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