Far from the icy Arctic, ancient South Americans hunted whales using whalebone tools

Rationale for dropping some vaccine recommendations faces skepticism

Largest study so far of people with the rare “autobrewery syndrome” points to more culprit microbes

Schmidt Sciences announces investments in orbiting observatory and three ground-based instruments

The U.S. plans to follow the Scandinavian country’s minimalist schedule. That may be a mistake, Jens Lundgren says

T3D Therapeutics alleges that contract researchers delivered “medically impossible” results on its candidate drug

Bones from a Moroccan quarry belonged to a hominin that lived when the human lineage was splitting

Mucormycosis may be triggered by low levels of albumin, the most common blood protein

Congress backs Trump administration’s efforts to kill project that would ferry martian rocks to Earth

Critics say “autocratic” behavior by GISAID could hamper response to a future pandemic

Judges uphold injunction by lower court against a 15% flat rate for indirect costs

Inside the decadeslong quest to reveal the genes of a genius—and revolutionize art authentication

Coil-shelled mollusks called ammonites staved off extinction for thousands of years

Study adds to evidence that sleep likely evolved among ancient animals as a means of repairing neurons

Appropriators agree instead to keep this year’s spending nearly level

Hydrothermal vents spurred by seismic activity feed vital nutrients to Antarctic microbes

A new series of research cruises will study rare abyssal species in areas slated for mining

New clinical trial aims to use whole, light-inactivated tumor cells for immunotherapy

Agreement requires agency to evaluate hundreds of applications “in good faith” using its standard process

It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say

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Microscopic creatures hitch a ride on turbulent waters to travel faster

Trump administration declines to renew appointment of Walter Koroshetz, against NIH director’s wishes

Ancient meals and infections reconstructed from preserved metabolic markers