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Fewer papers are reporting findings on the border of statistical significance, a potential marker of dodgy research practices

Data gaps come as Arctic sea ice shrinks to near-record lows

Williams College says NSF and NIH requirement related to discrimination “undermines” academic freedom

Scientists film nematodes forming a superorganism in the wild for the first time

Data from the All of Us program confirm what many geneticists have long promoted

Scientists are figuring out where “downscaled” climate models struggle—and how they can be improved

Despite poor conditions, Indigenous growers used innovative techniques to grow large crops of corn, beans, and squash

Continent faces a shortage of doses and distribution challenges

Gates Foundation grant enables cash-strapped body to create unit seeking to bridge gap between mathematicians and math educators

But overall, machine learning approach closely matches what human scholars had long suspected about ancient documents

Muon is just as magnetic as predicted, requiring no new theory to explain

The behavior—never before seen in birds—may be a developing cultural tradition among one population

Technology could be a boon for science, but raises ethical concerns

Rapid transmission through sexual networks raises fears of wider spread in the region

Plan for slashed units and mission to be presented at governor’s meeting next week

CDC takes a bigger hit than expected; support for international HIV, malaria, TB, and vaccine efforts zeroed out

Study highlights just how flexible cephalopod’s bodies are after injury and during recovery

Tiny wing scales suggest the proboscis evolved 100 million years before flowers

Halogen bulbs more reliably catch deer’s attention, but whether the animals flee or freeze comes down to individual temperament

Trump’s 57% proposed cut to agency would drop grant success rates to 7% and gut education and training