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Once thought a fantasy, effort to sequence DNA of millions of species gains momentum
Project has read 3000 genomes but needs billions to finish grand vision of sequencing all complex life
Why has NIH’s dental institute director been missing for 6 months?
Rena D’Souza’s prolonged investigative leave follows her alleged workplace misconduct—and discrimination suit against the agency
In politically sensitive study, India looks to DNA to track ancient migrations
Hindu nationalists have resisted findings that migrants from European Steppe played key role in nation’s history
Life evolves. So do minerals. How about everything else?
Proposed “natural law” broadening evolution finds support
In some U.S. states, science is on the ballot
Voters are being asked to consider climate policy, trophy hunting, and other issues
The five biggest challenges facing misinformation researchers
The burgeoning field is still grappling with fundamental problems, from getting access to data to defining 'misinformation' in the first place
At global biodiversity summit, AI starts to make a splash
Automated tools could help nations reach conservation goals, scientists say
NASA instrument to study the mysterious origins of the solar wind
By creating artificial eclipses, CODEX will track bursts of charged particles that stream from the Sun
News at a glance: Reexamining Arecibo’s collapse, measuring plankton, and honoring Henrietta Lacks
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Why are parrots so colorful? Study points to simple chemical tweak
Genetic and chemical analyses reveal secret to birds’ brilliant plumage
Britain’s postwar sugar craze confirms harms of sweet diets in early life
End of sugar rationing boosted diabetes, hypertension rates years later
Can people be ‘inoculated’ against misinformation?
A strategy pioneered during the Cold War may prevent people from believing and sharing online falsehoods
As U.S. election looms, this ‘rumor researcher’ tracks—and combats—falsehoods in real time
Kate Starbird’s work at the Center for an Informed Public has made her the target of political attacks
Reconsider use of race in biomedical research, panel urges
National Academies report is latest to address concerns about how scientists rely on racial and ethnic categories
Lab-created ‘protocells’ provide clues to how life arose
Simple ingredients could have formed first cell membranes
Researchers ‘in a state of panic’ after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Trump will hand him health agencies
Former presidential candidate holds extreme views on vaccines, disease research, drug regulation
New Alzheimer’s drugs create prescribing dilemmas for doctors
As monoclonal antibodies roll out, uncertainty about their risks and benefits is dividing physicians
Key global bioethics guidelines get ‘dramatic’ update
Revised Declaration of Helsinki stresses need for equity, protection of vulnerable groups, and research integrity
Tight House race in Pennsylvania could affect federal science spending
The top Democrat on a congressional panel that oversees several research agencies faces a Trump-backed newcomer
Key research beagle breeder faces potential criminal probe
Activists allege animal cruelty at Ridglan Farms’s 3200-dog facility
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