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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
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
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
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
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 more benign explanation
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
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
Magic mushroom compound may prevent chemotherapy pain
Research in mice finds that psilocybin protects against nerve damage and sensitivity caused by common cancer drugs
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
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
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
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
Ancient sheep virus found hiding in medieval parchment
Newly recovered sheeppox sequences reveal when and how the virus emerged
World’s biggest dark matter detector spots a single weird particle
It’s far too early to declare a discovery, physicists with the LZ detector say
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 one proposal
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
Brain stimulation takes aim at improving women’s health
Trials of noninvasive technologies tackle postpartum depression, menstrual pain, and other conditions
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
Extreme black hole merger may be a cosmic illusion
Puzzling event could be an artifact of gravitational lensing, a new model suggests
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 data
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