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Departure would be catastrophic for global health, diminish U.S. influence, and boost China’s role, scientists say

Superstretchy skin gives the Gans’s egg-eater the widest gape–to–head size ratio of any known animal

Earlier European authorizations for tecovirimat are also being scrutinized in the face of fresh data

Knowing needs of riders is key to improving transportation equity, new report says

Controlling blood flow to their toes may help the amphibians stick to, and unstick from, their surroundings

Genetic stutters that expand during a person’s life explain why the disorder takes so long to develop—and could point the way to new therapies

New insights into how these “nanopillars” work could inspire better ways to protect humans from infection

Made like miniature chainmail armor, these polymers have strange—and useful—properties

Valley fever has exploded since 2000. Scientists are trying to figure out why (edited)

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Lawsuit prompted agency to take a second look at paraquat’s safety

A mutation reveals chemical signals that help wheat plants attract beneficial fungi to their roots

DeepSeek’s open-source answer to ChatGPT is “a highly impressive display of research,” expert says

2000-year-old graves suggest women wielded as much—and sometimes more—power than men in some Celtic tribes

“It’s really this whole change from letting the animals’ immune system do the work to now being able to do it very intentionally on the computer.”

Resignation of Lia Merminga at Fermilab leaves scientists puzzled

The biomedical research agency’s 17th director is proud of her initiatives amid tough political landscape

The extinction of moa may have left native fungi with no way to spread their spores

A more scientific definition of obesity should guide decisions about weight loss treatment, researchers argue

Result could be first success at stitching a curative gene into a chromosome’s “safe harbor,” reducing cancer and other risks