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Students in the life sciences are shut out of latest cohort of 500 fellows

White House battle with Ivy League school disrupts databases and networks relied on by other universities

After a judge told agency to restore hundreds of killed grants, NIH backs off plans to cancel more existing projects

Researchers used live birds to test a 50-year-old way of estimating dino speeds from fossil footprints

The grippy appendages may help engineers design robots that can navigate dense forests

Health secretary claims to be unaware of letter of protest from 300 of his agency’s scientists

One injection of a long-lasting drug showed up to 76% efficacy in a large trial

Poor olfaction could be an adaptation to frigid environments

A computer analysis of Latin inscriptions argues that economic complexity is “sticky” over time. Historians are skeptical

Pictures are a prelude to a transformative, all-sky survey set to begin in months

In a newly discovered form of social tool use, orcas scratch each other’s backs with seaweed

With research papers becoming increasingly free to read and use, understanding open-access licenses is key

Developing lenacapavir, the drug newly approved to protect against HIV for six months in one shot, took basic science, sophisticated chemistry, and perseverance

Where city dwellers see rectangles, people who live in round huts see circles

Injections of mRNA may offer a simpler, cheaper way to build powerful CAR-T cells

Genetic mutations more than 20 million years ago helped birds tolerate the tart and broaden their diets

At long last, scientists have a nearly complete cranium from hominins known as Denisovans

Realignment of major program units aims to improve efficiency and make up for loss of federal contracts

Bogong moths fly 1000 kilometers orienting to stars and the Milky Way, an ability never seen before in invertebrates

A Science analysis of canceled and curtailed federal grants reveals hits to research, collections, and training