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Ancient swimming creature provides clues to when nursing evolved

The landmark release of 722 papers targeting 372 unsolved problems draws amazement—and criticism

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win award for reactions leading to mirror-image molecules

Biotech executive Steven Quay may be in contention for leadership role in infectious disease institute

Find in Spanish cave provides rare window into the domestic lives of our closest relatives

New controls could limit papers by early-career researchers

Francis Halzen honored for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which discovers ghostly particles from the distant universe and tracks their origins

Chronicle Heritage was largest U.S. cultural resources management company

Much is unclear about the tragedy, but plague researchers say there is “zero” chance of an epidemic

If Democrats win one or both chambers of Congress, investigations are likely, but meaningful change may be elusive

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel honored for developing optogenetics

Major discoveries, including the role of DNA, the biological basis of psychology, and the human genome, missed out on science’s top recognition

Scientists welcome new money but remain cautious about weakening environmental protections

To get to the bottom of this perplexing behavior, Science interviewed the agent

What sounds like a jumble of noise is actually a group signal

Engineered fluids could extract metals from fracked reservoirs, supplying materials for solar cells and electric vehicles

Experimental reactor needed much more uranium and heavy water than the country could muster

Shifts in blood proteins could point to ways to fight menopause “brain fog” and prevent later dementia