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Museum specimens collected during a 1907 marine expedition reveal loss of genetic diversity in the Philippines
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Economics Nobel celebrates researchers who showed how science and technology drive growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt explained why the last two centuries have seen sustained economic growth rather than stagnation
Perfume scientists tweak cells into having ‘sense of smell’
A study could transform the lab study of olfaction—and may challenge a Nobel-winning hypothesis
As U.S. shutdown drags on, ‘it’s just one blow after another’
Federal researchers confront growing uncertainty about future
When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow
Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds
These ‘ghost flowers’ thrive without photosynthesis. One scientist is learning how
Japanese botanist Kenji Suetsugu studies plants that steal carbon and nutrients from soil fungi
What’s it like to tell someone she won a Nobel Prize?
Science chats with photographer Lindsey Wasson, who captured how Nobel winner Mary Brunkow reacted to life-changing news
In mind-bending twist, ‘magic’ mushrooms evolved twice independently
Study identifies entirely new suite of enzymes that can make psilocybin
First approved drug for mitochondrial disease could pave way for more treatments
Researchers are testing multiple treatments for the rare genetic conditions
Cuts in global health and climate hit Research Triangle Institute hard
“Financial drubbing” underscores reliance of some independent research organizations on federal funding
Journals and publishers crack down on research from open health data sets
PLOS, Frontiers, and others announce policies trying to stem the tide of suspect research
Long-lived gamma ray burst could signal a new kind of cosmic catastrophe
Some theorists think unusual event could be a black hole devouring a star from within
Architects of molecular cages win Chemistry Nobel
Swiss cheese materials called metal-organic frameworks can separate and store gases
Missing wind from Milky Way’s giant black hole finally found
Astronomers may have glimpsed a long-predicted wind of gas blowing out from Sagittarius A*
Well-exercised male mice appear to pass fitness to their male offspring
Surprising epigenetic effect relies on snippets of RNA packaged within sperm
Quantum effects in electrical circuits honored with Physics Nobel
Breakthrough paved the way to many of today’s budding quantum computers
Big U.S. West Coast earthquakes could come as a one-two punch
Cascadia and San Andreas fault zones appear to generate synchronized earthquakes
Medicine Nobel goes to three researchers who identified immune system’s security guards
Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi revealed how regulatory T cells prevent autoimmune disease
Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish
As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void
Fate of the last female great auk is finally solved
DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct bird’s remains to a museum in Ohio
Jane Goodall, famed primatologist, changed the way we thought about apes
The scientist and conservationist made waves with her observations and advocacy
Could technology reduce fractures in racehorses?
AI promises advance warnings, and mathematical models point to a simple prevention strategy
Climate research organization cuts dozens of jobs
Coalition that runs premier climate modeling center faces rising costs and budget uncertainty
New radioactive isotope therapies promise more targeted attacks on cancer
Recent clinical successes, and profits, have prompted a rush among pharma companies to try new isotopes and targeting strategies