One of the agency’s largest and most storied research facilities will be closed along with most forest research stations

Three spending panels say a 15% cap isn’t the right answer to nagging concerns about how universities are reimbursed

Findings speak to the dramatic impact ants and termites can have on mammalian evolution

Relief that NIH funding will be restored mingles with fears that academic independence will suffer—and that other universities will make similar concessions

It’s the first example of this common fossil found in the ancient Roman world

Belated decision on widely disputed 2010 study pleases some critics but puzzles and dismays others

The world’s greatest concentration of ancestral human remains, in South Africa, poses a 2-million-year-old riddle of coexistence

House of Representatives committee signals support for HIV/AIDS and other funding

Field study in Kenya suggests innovative strategy has promise—but some researchers question its viability

As Piers Forster steps down as chair of the influential Climate Change Committee, he chats with Science about his role in guiding the country toward decarbonization

First global map of mushrooms that form beneficial relationships with plant roots reveals 90% live outside of conservation areas

New approach aims to reduce disease transmission by quickly spreading a gene variant that occurs naturally in some mosquitoes

Concealed black or white bands on feathers boost the vibrancy of bird plumage

Science chats with health economist Shailender Swaminathan about how compact EEGs could reveal the impact of culture and environment on the brain

Letter to key House Democrat follows declarations by scientists at NIH, EPA, and NASA

Rising levels of the potent greenhouse gas prompt “delicate” steps into new kind of geoengineering

Extensive layoffs could have wide-ranging impacts on conservation and human health

Footage of massive Myanmar temblor provides the first video evidence of earthquake ruptures

New method places inactivated viruses directly into mice’s gums

Experiment shows octopuses feel body ownership, a trait previously seen only in mammals

Ability may help treehoppers distinguish friend from foe

Cheap catalyst could improve global access to costly green fuel

Small star could crash into red supergiant in the next 10,000 years

Some critics of the new policy say the cap could hinder researchers in need of funding