Laser-generated particles allow scientists to see through walls
First clean pictures from a muon beam point to a new way to peer inside suspicious packages and ancient structures
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New space telescope will reopen astronomers’ view of the far-infrared
NASA’s $1.2 billion PRIMA will explore how galaxies evolve and how planets emerge from disks of gas and dust
Read at source →NIH details $170 million biomedical research reproducibility effort
Agency director announces literature search tool, other plans to improve reliability of science findings
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Little-known arm of immune system could be key to better vaccines, cancer therapies
The CD1 system responds to lipids, not proteins, driving reactions to bee stings, bacteria, and possibly poison ivy
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Can an AI feel pain? It can at least act like it does
Study reignites debate over what, if anything, machines can feel
Read at source →Project will harness technology to track Amazon biodiversity in real time
Leaders of $100 million effort will use automated detection methods and computer models to monitor species’ trends
Read at source →Bones link 10,000-year-old temple complex to a village, not a ‘skull cult’
Landslides, not rituals, may have scattered skulls and bones at Turkey’s famed Göbekli Tepe site
Read at source →How the ‘fire amoeba’ withstands temperatures that would kill most complex life
Incendiamoeba cascadensis may survive in volcanic lakes thanks to a static blanket that shields its proteins from the…
Read at source →Submerged land bridge may have helped people cross the Mediterranean
A campaign to map and sample the bridge could help reconstruct ancient animal migrations
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Single wildfire smoke exposure causes lasting harm, monkey study suggests
Infant macaques showed immune changes and signs of faster aging years after inhaling smoke
Read at source →One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish
An algal bloom has almost wiped out a unique population of giant cuttlefish—and their stunning mating swarms
Read at source →DNA analysis strengthens evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings
Researchers sequenced president’s genome from a lock of hair taken shortly after his death, then compared his DNA with…
Read at source →Giant telescope project rejects La Palma as backup site
U.S.-led Thirty Meter Telescope declines €1 billion Spanish offer to build the observatory on the Canary Islands
Read at source →This dolphin chased a fish until it puked—then ate the vomit
The behavior, known as kleptoparasitism, marks one of the few well-documented examples of a cetacean stealing food
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White House move to seize control of NIH grant decisions upsets senators and scientists
Budget chief Russell Vought reportedly wants more power to veto DEI-related funding
Read at source →Department of Energy launches $215 million race to build quantum computer by 2028
Agency aims to select teams for milestone-driven competition by year’s end
Read at source →Satellite reveals a world of ‘weird rivers’ shaped by humans
SWOT is exposing humans’ effects on rivers—and challenging flood prediction models
Read at source →As forests burn, can we replant trees ready for a warmer world?
Ecologists testing “assisted migration” are pushing seedlings to the limits—and finding that location matters
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North Korean nuclear test sets off years of earthquakes
Seismic activity around the Punggye-ri test site has increased since a large nuclear explosion in 2017
Read at source →Human neurons flourish in mouse brains, offering a new view of neurodevelopmental disorders
Method of replacing much of the mouse cortex with human “organoids” enables studies of brain diseases in a living…
Read at source →Researchers file First Amendment challenge to NIH grant screening
Lawsuit argues that Trump policy of purging politically sensitive terms from research projects violates free speech
Read at source →Why AI agents invent their own language if you let them chat
“Weird terms” are a natural—but disturbing—byproduct of agent swarms, researchers find
Read at source →Exclusive: New NIH research center on vaccine harms takes shape
Clinical researchers will probe complications that can arise after immunization, but some worry about political…
Read at source →California to spend billions on ‘visionary’ plan to boost fish habitat
But skeptics question whether effort to save San Francisco Bay delta region will work without allocating more water for…
Read at source →OpenAI breakthrough triggers ‘existential crisis’ in math
Claimed Navier-Stokes solution has polarized mathematicians over AI’s role—and what it means for the next generation
Read at source →Single brain implant lets paralyzed people both talk and gesture via an avatar
By decoding two kinds of signals from one brain area, multitasking device offers step toward more natural communication
Read at source →Three wild dogs have traveled farther than any African mammal
Record-breaking “odyssey” suggests populations of these highly endangered carnivores are more connected than thought
Read at source →NSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchers
New document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas
Read at source →‘Chilling’ warning or overreaction? AI bioweapons report divides experts
Anthropic describes five cases where scientists in unnamed countries tried to use its Claude software for potentially…
Read at source →Swiss trial for 2017 avalanche deaths unsettles hazard researchers
Geologist and officials were acquitted last week, but scientists fear future liability for failing to predict similar…
Read at source →Common gene variant that increases risk of lupus may protect against viruses
An evolutionary trade-off may have helped a mutation linked to auto-immune disease persist in human populations
Read at source →Social science studies may promise anonymity, but participant identities often lurk in public data
One-fifth of data sets intended to support replication breached privacy standards, study finds
Read at source →Department of Energy bets on ‘open’ AI models for science
Genesis Mission partnership between national labs and AI startup builds new model to automate large-scale science
Read at source →Physicists detect the tiny atomic collisions that give a gas its pressure
Twist on classic Brownian motion experiment could help test bounds of quantum theory and aid search for new particles
Read at source →What science problem should AI tackle next? A new ‘challenge atlas’ offers answers
Four complex physics problems are now within AI’s reach, researchers say
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