ConnexionFar more authors use AI to write science papers than admit it, publisher reports
Finding highlights promise, questions about detectors of AI-generated text
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NIH kicks off yearlong effort to modernize biosafety policies
New initiative leaves researchers with questions about details and scope
Weird rings of DNA fuel cancers. This scientist leads the effort to target them
Paul Mischel and others are testing therapies for rogue genetic loops that drive tumor evolution and growth
Scientists directly date dino eggshells for the first time
The new findings narrow age estimates for the clutch of eggs—and may help identify which species laid them
Great Britain’s economy didn’t completely tank after Romans left, countering conventional wisdom
“Completely surprising” discovery based on ancient pollutants suggests mining and smelting continued apace for centuries
‘Incredible’ fossil reveals earliest relative of lizards and their kin
Paleontologists use x-rays to reconstruct ancient reptile bones too fragile to remove from rock
Strongest black hole collision yet confirms theories of Einstein, Hawking
Observation confirms that a black hole’s area can only grow and never shrink
The trick to blowing the perfect dandelion
The umbrellalike tufts resist downward tugs but slip free when lifted up into the wind
Tiger hologram created with technique from early cinema experiment
“Holostereosynthesis” can make holograms out of anything with layers
Remembering David Baltimore, a titan who transformed biology and spoke bluntly
The influential Nobel laureate ran institutions, trained future scientific leaders, survived a scandal, and shaped policy
Microscopic robots navigate ‘artificial spacetimes’
Light-guided bots are steered through mazes like spacecraft tugged by gravity
Africa’s mpox epidemic no longer an international emergency, WHO says
The disease continues to spread in several African countries, but cases are down after an explosion in 2024
Thawing permafrost is turning Arctic rivers orange—spelling trouble for fish
In Alaska’s Salmon River, leached metals reach levels that are toxic for aquatic life
Florida plans to nix vaccine mandates. How well do they work?
Abandoning long-standing vaccine requirements for schoolchildren could prompt bigger outbreaks, researchers warn
U.S. will fulfill Biden-era pledge to provide HIV prevention breakthrough to millions
Trump administration cuts to global health programs had put promise in doubt
Could a giant dam save the Atlantic currents that keep Europe warm?
Geoengineering scheme that would block the Bering Strait could kill the ocean circulation it’s meant to protect, researchers warn
How do giant sperm avoid getting tangled up?
Study in fruit flies sheds light on quirk of insect fertility
Harvard victory leaves scientists feeling vindicated but uncertain
Trump administration vows to appeal ruling that it illegally cut $2.2 billion in research funding
The last gift: How bodies donated for research may help find a cure for HIV
Pioneering project uses “rapid autopsies” to find virus hideouts in infected people
New ‘hyperlocal’ forecasts aim to give Indian cities early warning of monsoon floods
In Mumbai, new tools provided up to 3 days notice of dangerous downpours
After ‘humiliating’ raid, Burkina Faso halts ‘gene drive’ project to fight malaria
Disinformation campaign may have triggered “brutal” shutdown of mosquito lab
Studies deliver new blow to cancer microbiome literature—and offer a way forward
Two analyses of microbial DNA in tumor samples aim to put controversy-riddled field back on track
Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe
Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome
Ancient skeletons’ genes reveal origin of the Slavic people
DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire