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Critics say extraordinary life spans reflect faulty record keeping, not healthy lifestyles

Reactions point toward cheaper remediation of fluorine compounds that contaminate the environment

Pollen coating their muzzles suggests the endangered canids may act as furry pollinators

After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede

Discovery helps clarify how Earth’s most diverse and plentiful animals got their start

Observers fear next administration will loosen environmental regulations, downplay role of science

Genetic analysis of hazelnut trees could help First Nations secure land rights in Canadian courts

Researchers measured for the first time how much energy it takes a ruby octopus to change all its colors at once

Massive SinoProbe II project will probe the depths with drill rigs and a countrywide deployment of instruments

Ice mummy preserves extinct cat from claws to paws

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed radical change including scrutinizing long-standing vaccines and slashing staff at research and regulatory agencies

Study of charcoal and pollen could give Aboriginal advocates of traditional burns “more voice at the table”

Senator John Thune helped convert an abandoned South Dakota gold mine into a deep underground laboratory

Sapphire crystal’s vibrations used to make two-ways-at-once quantum bit

CAR-T therapy is generating excitement for lupus, scleroderma, and other conditions as clinical trials expand

ChatGPT-like model learns on its own to devise new proteins and genetic sequences

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Small-brained member of Homo that lived 1.8 million years ago may signal a step toward long, drawn-out childhoods

Web of Science index decides to strip key metric because elife’s unusual peer review doesn’t meet its criteria