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Maturing mouse sperm get loaded with full-length messenger RNAs that are transferred to fertilized egg, suggesting a new route for paternal influence

First treatment for an inherited hearing disorder will be free in the United States

Method that leaches radioactive metal from aquifers can leave groundwater contaminated, researchers say

Giant cephalopods may have rivaled marine reptiles as apex predators during the age of the dinosaurs

Genetically diverse groups arrived in three waves, some potentially carrying genes acquired from long-ago Australasian ancestors

A lipid synthesized on skin may promote brain development—and a swabbing with vaginal fluid can provide it to C-section babies, study finds

Randomized, controlled trial shows the $8800 design can reduce cases of malaria, diarrhea, and respiratory infection

Donut Lab’s assertions of lightning-fast charging and high energy storage have led to a criminal complaint

Study captures a hidden stress response in roadside orb weavers

First study of how drugs affect behavior of fish in the wild adds to concerns about chemical exposure

Despite missing his entire upper beak, Bruce the kea is winning at life

Such prescient planning started 50,000 years earlier than thought, study finds

Children who had cerebral malaria or severe malaria anemia have lower scores on tests measuring general cognition and math achievement

White House taps physician and lawyer Erica Schwartz to lead struggling health agency

Nanoscopic rods capture particles too small for conventional filters

First Arctic trials show pumped seawater can bulk up ice, but results aren’t lasting—and may not scale

Tight supplies of precious isotope are driving new approaches to ultracold tech

Mineral grains show Colorado River filled a basin at the canyon’s head millions of years ago

Newly discovered bacterial defense system challenges genetic code’s central dogma

Researchers encode the tiny hepatitis D virus in an early step toward “quantum genomics”