Research reveals how the key structural protein, inherently unstable at body temperature, forms resilient twists

The reasons aren’t clear—and the agency’s director claims the president’s policies haven’t slowed grant awards

Particles loaded with RNA reverse symptoms of respiratory failure and atherosclerosis in mice

Terminated grants include efforts to get students and underrepresented groups involved in science

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NIH takes smaller hit than some other parts of HHS

Hunter-gatherers in what today is Turkey may have smelted copper more than 10,000 years ago

A mutation that should have cut a protein short instead makes it more sensitive to the stress of exercise

Urban infernos spew a unique brew of toxic smoke and ash—with unknown effects on the risk of diseases such as cancer

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Research advocates hope Michael Kratsios will defend federally funded research against Trump onslaught

Transplants of similar cells grown in a lab protected vision in mice

The unusual structure may have helped the insect deposit eggs inside its victims

Staff at biomedical agency worry about political interference in setting priorities

Analysis of chest x-rays underscores need for monitoring artificial intelligence tools for bias, experts say

Motion camouflage makes creatures invisible while stalking prey

Susan Monarez, an expert in biosecurity and infectious disease, strikes some as a sensible choice to head the health agency—but some staffers there have raised concerns

The almendro withstands thunderbolts that blast away parasitic vines

Deep funding cuts could deprive millions of treatment and cause more than 350,000 extra deaths per year, report predicts

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What, if anything, this chittering means remains a mystery

It's still unclear how H5N1 virus jumped into U.S. cattle—and why it keeps doing so

Grant terminations halt research on improving vaccinations and preventing future pandemics

Disease surveillance programs worldwide are suddenly in limbo

A planned gas terminal would routinely send huge tankers through a marine mammal oasis, scientists fear

Fatty acid byproducts could be the remains of microbes—or not

Direct-to-consumer DNA testing company struggled to profit from drug discovery efforts

A new paper says seasonal clock changes help align human activity with the sunrise, but the practice is associated with numerous health risks

Agency moves to terminate nearly 1000 awards, including programs involving “DEI”

New film explores how scientists see nature differently from each other—and from everyone else

Institute of Museum and Library Services now run by Department of Labor as part of proposed dismantling

Water-resistant armor gives delicate water droplets the nimbleness of white blood cells

Programs at NIH and Defense Department are pared back by bill that keeps funding at 2024 levels

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Researchers discover rare example of defensive mimicry in birds

Baby-friendly imaging challenges long-standing assumptions about “infantile amnesia”

The island country has become the world’s leading exporter of long-tailed macaques, pitting politicians, conservationists, and neighbors against each other

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Physicists cast doubt on measurements validating Microsoft’s first quantum chip, Majorana 1

Dark energy, assumed to be a cosmological constant, varied over time, new data show