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First and last authors more likely to be men in leading science journals
Bang! Exploding immune cells splatter potent toxins everywhere
Chemicals meant to be eco-friendly accumulate aloft
‘Virtual cells’ aim to turn raw data into predictive models of biology
Better diagnostics could have limited this Ebola outbreak
Will AI ruin the social sciences — or revolutionize them?
The future of science communication is not an article like this
Is it time to ‘cap and trade’ credits for research-funding proposals?
Power imbalances in adviser–student relationships need safeguarding
Remembering inventor and activist Hertha Ayrton
Natural capital accounting needs a way to assess uncertainty
Global plastics treaty must be built on a foundation of monitoring
Publisher Correction: White matter micro- and macrostructure brain charts for the human lifespan
Author Correction: CHIT1-positive microglia drive motor neuron ageing in the primate spinal cord
Another red alert for American science
Science, Ahead of Print.
One fat helped pancreatic cancer grow while another cut disease in half
A surprising new study suggests that when it comes to pancreatic cancer, the kind of fat you eat may matter more than how much. Researchers found that oleic acid—the main fat in olive oil and several other common foods—sped up tumor growth in mice predisposed to pancreatic cancer, while omega-3-rich fats from fish oil dramatically slowed disease development.
Brain mapping effort searches for roots of Parkinson’s and other diseases
Allen Institute initiative aims to capture earliest cellular changes and identify new drug targets
Mathematicians issue warning as AI rapidly gains ground
New declaration argues the technology jeopardizes the field’s values and culture
Doubling down on controversial claims, Microsoft accelerates quantum computing plans
Company says its improved topological qubits will lead to a practical machine in 3 years—as critics scoff
How Europe hopes to lure foreign researchers with massive new grants
Maria Leptin, president of the European Research Council, on supergrants, AI-generated submissions, and the agency’s future