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Scientists find evidence of past H5N1 infection in 7% of workers exposed at dairy farms—but no signs of human-to-human transmission

Ancient DNA reveals victims may not have spent their last moments with close family, as long suspected

Co-authors say preliminary data on lecanemab fatalities don’t support the paper’s claims

Beneath Botswana's Kalahari sands are signs of a bigger crackup than previously imagined

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Scientists trace “wet-dog shakes” to a specific neuron response that appears widespread in animal kingdom

Notable wins for West Coast climate policies

Controversial observation of bizarre, paired brown dwarfs could upend star-formation models

Nine factors that could shape the research world in the next 4 years

Congress might serve as a bulwark, but some changes may be coming

Climate chamber experiments in older people offer conflicting answers

But negotiators approved a plan for raising money from companies that profit off genetic information from nature

Most popular way to add more Higgs bosons to standard model goes mathematically haywire

Toxic contaminants may threaten some freshwater denizens, but pose little risk to humans

Artificial virus receptors could help researchers find vaccines and treatments, but some worry about risk of lab leaks

Project has read 3000 genomes but needs billions to finish grand vision of sequencing all complex life

Rena D’Souza’s prolonged investigative leave follows her alleged workplace misconduct—and discrimination suit against the agency

Hindu nationalists have resisted findings that migrants from European Steppe played key role in nation’s history

Proposed “natural law” broadening evolution finds support

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