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Universities should experiment to improve caregiver support, U.S. National Academies says
New report recommends paid leave, flexible work policies, and changes in academic culture
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A university cut tenured faculty’s pay. They’re suing
“It’s created significant financial hardship,” one plaintiff in the Tufts University case says
‘It’s really a horror.’ Bones from across Europe suggest Stone Age ritual killings
Researchers see signs of a continentwide tradition of human sacrifice
Bacteria is the new black: Scientists create microbes that make self-dyeing textiles
Researchers created a wallet and part of shoe by genetically engineering kombucha bacteria to produce melanin
Embattled Harvard honesty professor accused of plagiarism
Academic chapter and two books authored by Francesca Gino appear to copy from sources including student theses, blogs, and news reports
Giant viruses played a key role in early life, study in Yellowstone hot spring suggests
DNA analyses reveal viruses have infected red algae—and spurred evolution—for at least 1.5 billion years
Efforts to support Palestinian scientists struggle with the realities of war
New initiatives aim to provide opportunities for scholars and students in Gaza
Australian museum’s plan to cut research draws fire from scientists
The South Australian Museum says changes are needed to address financial woes and changing public role
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Clearer skies may be accelerating global warming
Study suggests declining pollution is one cause behind decadeslong drop in Earth’s reflectivity
NSF tests ways to improve research security without disrupting peer review
Pilot follows recommendation to review each project rather than restricting topics
With money running out, astronomers urge Mexico to save its giant telescope
The Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano will run out of funding in August, they warn
Model of ever-expanding universe confirmed by dark energy probe
First results from robotic instrument match expectations for how cosmos has evolved over past 11 billion years
Bird flu may be spreading in cows via milking and herd transport
New data challenge assumed transmission route and some call for restricting cattle movement
New green technology harvests energy from raindrops and humidity
“Hydrovoltaic” devices could supply clean power 24/7—if they can be scaled up
Was Lucy the mother of us all? Fifty years after discovery, famed skeleton has rivals
Iconic 3.2-million-year-old fossil is now part of an extended family of human ancestors
News at a glance: Giant telescope camera complete, limits to Paxlovid benefits, and missing battlefield bones
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‘Hot little things’: Island rattlesnakes are more likely to strike than their mainland kin
Disparity may be due to island exposure to large herbivores
Messenger RNA technology shows first promise against a rare and deadly disease
“Milestone” Moderna trial finds fewer medical crises in some people with metabolic disorder after RNA infusions
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