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After pulling vaccine study, Bhattacharya criticizes long-running CDC publication
Agency’s temporary director says Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report needs external reviewers
Can Starship succeed where the space shuttle struggled?
As SpaceX readies its latest megarocket, engineer Stephen Whitmore explains why atmospheric reentry pushes materials to their limits
UK Biobank faces questions about data security after latest breach
Experts say the lapse highlights that even new measures to control access did not safeguard deidentified patient information
Abrupt change to European funder’s rules leaves researchers shut out
Flood of proposals to European Research Council—perhaps unleashed by AI—means unsuccessful applicants must wait longer to reapply
U.S. moves to reclassify some types of marijuana as lower risk
Long-awaited policy shift could ease barriers for scientists who study the drug
Thousands of shady ads sell paper authorship for cash, large-scale investigation finds
Results are “only the tip of the iceberg” of shadowy paper-mill marketplace
Sperm carry unexpected genetic messages
Maturing mouse sperm get loaded with full-length messenger RNAs that are transferred to fertilized egg, suggesting a new route for paternal influence
Gene therapy for deafness approved
First treatment for an inherited hearing disorder will be free in the United States
As U.S. pushes to expand uranium mines, opponents warn of ‘ticking time bomb’
Method that leaches radioactive metal from aquifers can leave groundwater contaminated, researchers say
Octopus ‘krakens’ as large as semi-trucks stalked ancient seas
Giant cephalopods may have rivaled marine reptiles as apex predators during the age of the dinosaurs
Ancient South Americans arrived in three waves—and had some surprising ancestry
Genetically diverse groups arrived in three waves, some potentially carrying genes acquired from long-ago Australasian ancestors
Vaginal bacteria turn newborn skin into a beneficial ‘bioreactor’
A lipid synthesized on skin may promote brain development—and a swabbing with vaginal fluid can provide it to C-section babies, study finds
This simple house may help prevent multiple fatal diseases in African children
Randomized, controlled trial shows the $8800 design can reduce cases of malaria, diarrhea, and respiratory infection
Whistleblower alleges Finnish startup’s vaunted solid-state battery isn’t what it claims
Donut Lab’s assertions of lightning-fast charging and high energy storage have led to a criminal complaint
Watch a spider’s heart race when traffic gets too loud
Study captures a hidden stress response in roadside orb weavers
Cocaine pollution gives salmon wanderlust
First study of how drugs affect behavior of fish in the wild adds to concerns about chemical exposure
This disabled parrot has become king by learning to ‘joust’
Despite missing his entire upper beak, Bruce the kea is winning at life
Early humans turned favored rock sites into toolmaking assembly lines
Such prescient planning started 50,000 years earlier than thought, study finds
Severe malaria may affect children’s cognitive abilities more than a decade later
Children who had cerebral malaria or severe malaria anemia have lower scores on tests measuring general cognition and math achievement
After long wait, Trump nominates a CDC director
White House taps physician and lawyer Erica Schwartz to lead struggling health agency
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