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Plan to turn major monkey research facility into sanctuary may be dead
Lack of federal funds may have forced Oregon university to drop idea of converting national primate center into science-free refuge
As the Arctic warms, gray whale boom turns into a bust
Scientists point to changes that jeopardize the marine mammals’ critical feeding grounds
Spain’s largest research organization confronts its dark past
Spanish National Research Council, established under Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, has published the stories of some 500 researchers and support staff purged after civil war
New NSF policy would ban almost all collaborations with Chinese scientists
Agency drops attempt to mitigate risk in favor of outright prohibition on working with most Chinese research institutions
Ancient DNA solves Medici murder mystery
Malaria, not poisoning, killed a prominent 16th century duke
DNA could act like a famed gravity-defying pump
Shrunken version of Archimedes screw could allow researchers to move molecules around at tiny scales
NSF makes billion-dollar gamble on research with an economic payoff
New X-Labs initiative aims to develop breakthrough technologies—but academics aren’t sure they are welcome
Thin air. Frozen temps. Toxic food. How these mice survive extreme elevations
Scientists crack the secrets of Andean leaf-eared mice living near the top of the world
How much killing will it take to save the spotted owl?
In a massive experiment, biologists are shooting thousands of aggressive barred owls—hoping to create a spotted owl “safe zone”
Detection schemes could deter putting nuclear warheads in space
Three approaches—including one that exploits Earth’s radiation belts—could help enforce ban on orbital nuclear weapons
Study dampens hope that meningitis vaccine can also prevent gonorrhea
Observational studies suggested the vaccine could do double duty but a randomized trial shows no benefit
A molecular quirk unique to octopuses makes them better at building proteins
Certain shallow-water species carry a mutation that reduces translation errors and prevents toxic protein buildup
Surprising claim of superstringy universe may be based on a mistake
Mix-up in distance scales may explain hints of anisotropy in distribution of galaxies
Springer Nature restores Max Planck’s mysteriously retracted papers
Publisher denies a bot was to blame for withdrawing famed physicist’s work
British ‘First Fleet’ brought smallpox to Australia—and may have killed millions
Two papers pin the deadly disease’s introduction on British colonists and suggest the continent held far more people than previously believed
As flu virus threatens its unique bird species, New Zealand pins hopes on a vaccine
Arrival of H5N1 in Australia triggers ambitious vaccination program
Chatbots can help perpetuate stigma around certain health conditions
Negative perceptions of mental illness and other health issues subtly shape outputs from large language models
Uranus and Neptune may not be ‘ice giants’ after all
A growing number of theories propose Uranus and Neptune are rocky worlds
Philosophers call for their journals to require conflict of interest disclosures
A new petition urges greater transparency amid growing ties to AI and other companies
Being a taller tree doesn’t doom you to drought after all
New study challenges idea that tall trees’ hydraulics make them more vulnerable to dry conditions
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