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Fetal and infant brains offer clues to when human experience begins

Key vote on controversial legislation could come within weeks

The internationally sourced metal may have helped a predemocratic tyrant rise to power

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A Science investigation finds no sign that members of a key CDC vaccine committee are compromised

Scientists and their supporters rallied across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration

New commerce secretary tells advisers to federal statistical agencies that their mission has been “fulfilled”

Temporary ruling brings relief, but could be followed by a new wave of firings

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In trio of studies, scientists explore life in the mysterious hadal zone

Science has identified more than two dozen halted grants amid Trump’s transgender crackdown, right as NIH suspends its own researchers who worked on topic

Even common species have become much less abundant in just 20 years, a large analysis reveals

Tackling a touchy subject, genetic detective finds only 1% of European children have unexpected paternity

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Decision is a victory for organizations that provide humanitarian assistance, but its impact is unclear

At least some early hominins leapt from stone to bone technology some 1.5 million years ago

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Stanford health economist Jay Bhattacharya says he’s open to new studies of debunked link between vaccines and autism

Injunction allows universities to keep receiving billions to recover costs of supporting federal research on campus