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Have half of wildebeests in the Serengeti disappeared?
New satellite method does not align with past estimates from aerial surveys, but some biologists are skeptical
Notorious ex–weapons factory will lock up nuclear waste in glass—if the White House lets it
Hanford vitrification plant set to open but some fear Trump officials are pushing for a cheaper alternative
House panels charge U.S. National Academies with producing partisan studies
Pending spending bill urges agencies to find other sources of scientific advice
Satellites could reveal the secret burial grounds of Mexico’s murder victims
Sensors can detect chemical clues invisible to the human eye
After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new home
Science History Institute makes public multimillion-dollar collection, including Rosalind Franklin’s famous DNA image, assembled by fake scientist
Scientists decry NIH pledge to end some human fetal tissue research
Move could signal return to ban on such studies imposed by first Trump administration
Gold-covered hairballs may reveal why cats eat grass
Spiky projections on plant matter may act like “drain snakes,” helping felines dislodge wads of fur
Far more authors use AI to write science papers than admit it, publisher reports
Finding highlights promise, questions about detectors of AI-generated text
Great Britain’s economy didn’t completely tank after Romans left, countering conventional wisdom
“Completely surprising” discovery based on ancient pollutants suggests mining and smelting continued apace for centuries
NIH kicks off yearlong effort to modernize biosafety policies
New initiative leaves researchers with questions about details and scope
Weird rings of DNA fuel cancers. This scientist leads the effort to target them
Paul Mischel and others are testing therapies for rogue genetic loops that drive tumor evolution and growth
Scientists directly date dino eggshells for the first time
The new findings narrow age estimates for the clutch of eggs—and may help identify which species laid them
Strongest black hole collision yet confirms theories of Einstein, Hawking
Observation confirms that a black hole’s area can only grow and never shrink
‘Incredible’ fossil reveals earliest relative of lizards and their kin
Paleontologists use x-rays to reconstruct ancient reptile bones too fragile to remove from rock
Tiger hologram created with technique from early cinema experiment
“Holostereosynthesis” can make holograms out of anything with layers
The trick to blowing the perfect dandelion
The umbrellalike tufts resist downward tugs but slip free when lifted up into the wind
Remembering David Baltimore, a titan who transformed biology and spoke bluntly
The influential Nobel laureate ran institutions, trained future scientific leaders, survived a scandal, and shaped policy
Microscopic robots navigate ‘artificial spacetimes’
Light-guided bots are steered through mazes like spacecraft tugged by gravity
Africa’s mpox epidemic no longer an international emergency, WHO says
The disease continues to spread in several African countries, but cases are down after an explosion in 2024
Thawing permafrost is turning Arctic rivers orange—spelling trouble for fish
In Alaska’s Salmon River, leached metals reach levels that are toxic for aquatic life
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