Coronal mass ejections would make it hard for planets to keep an atmosphere and host life

The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges

A relatively unknown species is producing a notorious neurotoxin, devastating sea life

Arachnids build large lookalikes to ward off predators

Advance underscores the importance of materials science for quantum computing

Culling proceeds after Canada’s Supreme Court ends heated 11-month battle over the fate of more than 300 birds

Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap supports important fisheries and wildlife

Coiled nerves allow the reptiles to move their peepers in multiple directions at once without moving their heads

Science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on the “most famous scientist of the 20th century, and the most infamous of the 21st”

New effort is modeled after the state’s long-running cancer research institute

Mud-dwelling cable bacteria construct metal organic frameworks to grow

Judge dismisses final claim against scientist’s former employer and curtails lawsuit directed at woman who accused him of sexual harassment

Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students

Some scientists hope animal work at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre can continue despite vote by Dutch Parliament to end the studies

A model partnership between archaeologists and the Kuikuro people has helped rewrite the history of early Amazonian societies

Entering its second decade, philanthropy with Facebook fortune has shed social causes and now focuses on ambitious science dream

New study fills major gap in genetic map of ancient human migrations

Advances in brain-computer interfaces could help millions who use tonal languages speak again after stroke or disease

Roots of computational intelligence may lie deeper in matter than scientists thought

Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared

House of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies

Team says it has hit on an explanation for heartbreaking “lip outs”

Scientists fear merger of Department of Energy advisory committees that gave them their voices at agency

Satellite imagery reveals an unexpected shift in tree lines—but it may not have anything to do with climate change