Science Daily Headlines
Black men in the U.S. who ‘passed’ as white lived longer in 20th century
A better education could explain the improvement in longevity
‘Patent mills’ sell scientists inventorship of bizarre medical devices
Thousands of U.K. “design registrations” sold to Indian academics in past 2 years, new research finds
Move over lithium: Sodium batteries could one day power a green economy
Sodium is cheap and abundant, but the batteries can’t quite match lithium cells—so far
News at a glance: RFK Jr. sworn in, more R1 universities, and besieged peatlands
The latest in science and policy
What’s tinyML? The Global South’s alternative to power-hungry, pricey AI
Stamp-size devices running machine learning models are tackling agricultural, health, and conservation problems in resource-poor regions
Financial peril could doom a famed New York paleontological institute
“Exceptional” fossil collections housed by the Paleontological Research Institute risk being orphaned
There’s a big courtroom showdown over NIH’s ‘indirect costs’ this week. What are they?
Here’s the story behind the billions in payments to institutions with research grants that NIH wants to cut
Farm fertilizer could suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
New material that could be spread on fields locks up CO2 in minerals
Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend
Judge recommends lifting Florida’s ban on hiring students from China
2023 law bars students from China and six other countries from graduate assistant and postdoc positions at state universities
Do mysterious ultra-energetic cosmic rays come from colliding neutron stars?
Mergers may create dynamos that rev up the universe’s most energetic particles
Dogs, like people, may use blinking to bond
Pet dogs blink more in response to videos of other dogs blinking—new evidence of their complex communication
‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies
White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits
‘Eloquent’ mice point to protein that may have shaped human speech
Mice modified to have “human” version of a protein made more complex squeaks
What animals can teach us about the challenges of being a teen
Researchers seek common patterns in adolescence, in chimps, elephants, and dolphins
From ants to elephants, animals play a huge role in shaping our planet
Geographers estimate animal geoengineers have an impact equivalent to 200 monsoon seasons
‘Wrecking ball’: RFK Jr. moves to fire thousands of health agency employees
Supervisors deliver bad news across NIH, CDC
U.S. conditionally approves vaccine to protect poultry from avian flu
The decision brings U.S. poultry farmers a step closer to immunizing their flocks
Abandoned crops, fired scientists: Agricultural research hit by U.S. foreign aid freeze
A court ruling may temporarily ease funding problems, but for many projects the long term outlook remains uncertain
Keyword search result for Alerts: News Weekly Headlines -- New results matching your keyword search query (updated daily).
Subscribe to Science Daily Headlines feed