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NIH needs a new institute for women’s health research, expert panel says
National Academies report also calls for $16 billion in new money
News at a glance: Orange cats, COVID-19 origin probe, and a collapse of plastic treaty talks
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Latin American journals are open-access pioneers. Now, they need an audience
SciElo, other platforms work to help journals reach readers around the world
Trump picks billionaire astronaut to lead NASA
Jared Isaacman has twice flown in space in capsules made by Elon Musk’s rocket company
These spiders capture their prey with deadly accurate slingshot traps
Vibrations from flying insects cue ray spiders to deploy web “cones”
Unusual genetic results in prenatal tests can also flag cancers—in the mom
A new study found lymphomas, colon cancer, and breast cancer following rare fetal test result during pregnancy
Mysterious radio pulses traced to dance of stellar dwarfs
Languorous cosmic beats could be generated by magnetic forces between orbiting stars
‘It felt very icky’: This scientist’s name was used to write fake peer reviews
Elsevier retracts dozens of journal articles that were published based on “fictitious” reviews
House panel concludes that COVID-19 pandemic came from a lab leak
Two-year probe led by Republicans faults agencies for pandemic response, as Democrats on panel challenge final report’s findings on SARS-CoV-2’s origin
‘Brutal’ math test stumps AI but not human experts
Benchmark shows humans can still top machines—but for how much longer?
Could melting ice wake up Antarctica’s volcanoes?
Researchers probe immediate and long-term threats at two of continent’s biggest magmatic tinderboxes
India takes out giant nationwide subscription to 13,000 journals
Deal allows scholars to read paywalled articles for free and will cover open-access fees
Controversial study redraws classical picture of the neuron
Fine-grained imaging of mouse brain cells suggests “pearling” of axons that researchers think may help with signaling
In the Himalayas, expanding lakes signal growing flood risks
Some lakes have grown by more than 40% in recent years, new data show
‘Systematic reviews’ that aim to extract broad conclusions from many studies are in peril
Fake papers are “poisoning the well” for these gold-standard syntheses, researchers say
Ancient footprints capture coexistence of two kinds of human ancestor
About 1.5 million years ago, early members of our genus Homo walked along a lakeshore in Africa within hours of another kind of hominin, likely Paranthropus
News at a glance: Pterosaur clues, AI’s risks to biosecurity, and graduate students’ mental health
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War-torn Ukraine has become a breeding ground for lethal drug-resistant bacteria
Urgent action underway to prevent dangerous microbes from spreading beyond country's borders
Controversial health economist is Trump’s pick to head NIH
Researchers have mixed views on nomination of Jay Bhattacharya to head biomedical research agency
Gene behind orange fur in cats found at last
After 60 years, scientists know why gingers, calicos, and tortoiseshells look the way they do
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