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U.S. abandons hunt for signal of cosmic inflation
Now-canceled CMB-S4 project would have searched the afterglow of the Big Bang for signs of cosmic exponential growth spurt
Genetic testing of critically ill adults can yield surprises—and reveal disparities in treatment of Black patients
Adults in the ICU often don’t know about the genetic diagnoses related to their symptoms, DNA sequencing study shows
How hydrogen-leaking ‘fairy circles’ might form
Understanding the origins of mysterious seeps could help prospectors extract natural hydrogen fuel
NIH director is replacing his top outside advisory board
Some worry new members of the long-running Advisory Committee to the Director will mirror agency chief Jay Bhattacharya’s views
Senate spending panel would rescue NSF and NASA science funding
Its support for a flat budget is a sign of congressional resistance to drastic cuts Trump has proposed
Quantum computers made of individual atoms leap to the fore
After decades in the doldrums, atom-based machines could overtake rival technologies
Pterosaur died with belly full of plants—a fossil first
New discovery confirms the long-debated hypothesis that the ancient winged reptiles ate plants
Record-setting recovery of ancient protein used to identify extinct rhino relative
Scientists sequence 20-million-year-old enamel protein from teeth fossils preserved in Arctic cold
Some butterflies adapted to have second ‘heads’ that confuse predators
A new evolutionary analysis of butterflies finds “false heads” arose from the coalescence of multiple traits
Elephants gesture to signal what they want—just like us
New experiments show elephants use a wide range of movements to express their desires
AI challenge to find lost Amazonian civilizations draws critics
Scientists, ethicists, and officials worry the OpenAI-sponsored contest sidesteps archaeological norms
Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost
Partisan fight over Trump cuts heats up as Congress works on 2026 spending bills.
Comprehensive look at U.S. children’s health finds ‘steady decline’
U.S. children are more likely to die than those in other high-income countries, a new analysis confirms
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
Vampire bats’ mutual grooming helps spread innovative rabies vaccine
A gel that bats lick off one another’s fur could help prevent rabies outbreaks in cattle, a growing problem in Latin America
Journal plagued with problematic papers, likely from paper mills, pauses submissions
The halt will let Taylor &Francis focus on checking Bioengineered’s papers for fraudulent works and paid authorships
NIH restores grants to South Africa scientists, adds funding option for other halted foreign projects
A policy tweak to the ban on foreign “subawards” should allow clinical trials worldwide to continue
Genetic evidence that our brains make new neurons in adulthood may close a century-old debate
Cells from human brain tissue have genetic hallmarks of neural progenitors, AI-aided study finds
Ancient wooden tools show human ancestors ate their veggies
Found in China, 300,000-year-old digging sticks reveal a lost technology
Researchers claim their AI model simulates the human mind. Others are skeptical
Cognitive scientists question new Centaur model’s ability to predict human behavior
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