NIH plan to keep peer-review scores for grants secret draws concern
Under “binning” proposal, applications’ numerical ratings would no longer be used for final funding decisions
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Justice Department calls three NSF diversity programs unconstitutional
New ruling bars programs said to discriminate by race and sex, six others can continue if modified
Read at source →Massive new animal disease lab in Kansas runs into more delays
USDA doesn’t know when facility will be able to handle the most dangerous pathogens
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NIH is ending a key grant for budding clinical researchers
Agency will no longer allow K career awards to fund clinical trials
Read at source →Slavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans today
New study is among the first to quantify and explain slavery’s influence in contemporary U.S. health disparities
Read at source →Drought may have driven Brazil’s first yellow fever outbreak in nearly 80 years
Dry conditions forced forest-dwelling primates into the cities, bringing with them mosquitoes—and disease
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A California aquifer may have crossed the point of no return
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Read at source →AI's top startups are barely publishing their research
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Read at source →Gene may help lizards get a grip in hurricane-force winds
“Huge” new study of Caribbean anole populations catches evolution in real time
Read at source →How does the universe set black holes on a collision course?
Black holes can form spiraling pairs in three different ways, the gravitational waves from hundreds of collisions…
Read at source →Trump adviser’s <em>Golden Age</em> report on U.S. science is a missed opportunity, critics say
White House report aims to shake up a “calcified system,” but researchers warn it could do more harm than good
Read at source →Watch killer flies zigzag in flight to escape their cannibal mates
Artful dodging allow males to elude females trying to eat them, slow-motion videos show
Read at source →Future of giant monkey research facility uncertain, even as sanctuary plan dropped
The Oregon National Primate Research Center could change its name and shift its focus to nonanimal studies
Read at source →Clear sighting of ‘wandering’ black hole reveals escapee from galaxy merger
Stripped-down behemoth promises new insights into how galaxies grow, astronomers say
Read at source →Chinese university launches probe into girl’s gene-editing death
More than a year after failed clinical trial, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine promises “serious action”
Read at source →Are dolphins the only animals that call each other by name?
Science chats with cognitive psychologist Kelly Jaakkola about why this complex behavior is so difficult to find in the…
Read at source →NIH is again terminating grants that the Trump administration dislikes
With cancellation of health disparities project, agency may be testing new way to legally kill politically sensitive…
Read at source →This drug could help end the HIV epidemic. Its rollout has hit speed bumps
One shot of lenacapavir can protect for 6 months—but aid cuts and uncertain demand mean little drug has reached the…
Read at source →FDA committee votes to make peptides more widely available
The loosely regulated molecules could soon become easier to buy, despite unknowns about their risks
Read at source →Four takeaways from our investigation into a hidden gene-editing death
Girl’s death in China raises questions about the safety and cost of gene therapy, China’s biotech push, and scientific…
Read at source →The Genesis Mission, the Department of Energy’s big AI push, unveils first grants
The 278 winners now face 9-month race to prove they deserve additional funding
Read at source →Exclusive: Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial was never made public
Parents want accountability after study went disastrously wrong, Science and Retraction Watch investigation reveals
Read at source →These insects should implode during deep dives. An unusual organ keeps them alive
Glassworms can hang out at pressures that would kill most humans, thanks to specialized air sacs
Read at source →$25 million project will hunt for ‘self’ antibodies that alter cancer risk
Thousands of people will be screened for autoantibodies that help or hinder cancer
Read at source →Contagious fish cancer overruns New England lake
Catfish melanomas are the first example of a transmissible cancer in fish, genetic studies reveal
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White House report calls for big changes to ‘calcified’ U.S. science system
In Congress today, Trump science adviser Michael Kratsios faced critics of the proposals
Read at source →Earth’s core may be far cooler than scientists thought
New measurements could help explain how the planet’s magnetic dynamo churned for billions of years
Read at source →Chimps and bonobos hug and hold hands just like us
New study suggests ancient origins of reassuring social touch among apes
Read at source →Rapid spread of Ebola spurs ‘remarkably’ quick drug and vaccine trials
Pioneering studies are underway to address massive outbreak of rare Bundibugyo virus in the Congo
Read at source →Goats love to bash heads—but it might give them brain damage
Three headbutting goats showed signs of neurodegeneration similar to those in humans following head injuries
Read at source →U.S. judge rejects Trump’s justification for terminating thousands of grants
States hail decision, but White House may try other ways to end funding
Read at source →Scientists attack ban on adding ‘noise’ to U.S. census data and many surveys
Critics say Trump’s real goal is to sow doubts about 2030 census and add Republican seats in Congress
Read at source →Trump administration ends dozens of grants for studying patient care
“Nonaward” notices discontinue grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality whose annual funds had been…
Read at source →China’s detention of U.S. seismologist and data-sharing crackdown alarm researchers
Youlin Chen analyzed earthquake data that can also aid nuclear-test monitoring
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