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Astronomers are puzzled by the silence over an instrument that could briefly reign as world’s biggest

In Lesotho and Eswatini, treatment and prevention cutbacks are hitting pregnant women, children, and teens especially hard

Advanced training lets a four-legged robot learn to move around the court with ease

Scientists warn that chronic underfunding and diverting support away from fundamental research may undermine efforts to boost the economy

Study pushes back human use of whale bones more than 1000 years

A new study of the insects’ genomes traces their success back to early civilization

Critics worry new executive order allows political appointees to determine how science is used in policy decisions

Under proposed policy, updated shots would be limited to at-risk populations

Filters like those used in desalination plants hold promise of separating gasoline components from crude oil

Crustaceans may use unique reflectors to signal mates or scare off predators

The target, flying in a rare quasi-satellite orbit, could be a piece of the Moon

Drug combination targeting lax airways is nearing an FDA submission

Science speaks with conservation scientist Kent Redford about why microbes need protection from extinction—and how to achieve it

Management tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency

Preprint reporting common ground among researchers on smartphones and teen mental health is premature and flawed, critics say

New study of a pathogen’s Bronze Age spread challenges longstanding links between disease and early agriculture

Exotic materials with bizarre electron behavior could pave the road to revolutionary technologies

Reports of false negatives spur World Health Organization to issue internal memo, but the company denies problems

Devices that mimic giant acoustic cameras can spy animal burrows, explosive mines, and metallic deposits

Beaks have grown longer and larger, and ranges have expanded to follow the feeders