Ian Chapman to oversee UK Research and Innovation, which has an annual budget of £9 billion

U.N. panel meets for first time without U.S. leadership

Phosphorus leached from volcanic rocks in warm waters could have triggered reactions needed to launch biochemistry

Newly appointed head of USDA’s genetic repositories axed along with key staff

A genetic analysis reveals some Huns descended from pillagers in East Asia

Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

Spacecraft with gather and analyze infrared light in new ways to explain why our universe is “boring”

NIH is appealing loss of some lab leaders among in-house research program while bracing for the next actions from Trump administration

Temporary order blocking the change extended until a decision is handed down

Rodent and monkey facilities imperiled by Trump plan to cut overhead payments

Stamp-size devices running machine learning models are tackling agricultural, health, and conservation problems in resource-poor regions

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“Exceptional” fossil collections housed by the Paleontological Research Institute risk being orphaned

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Thousands of U.K. “design registrations” sold to Indian academics in past 2 years, new research finds

Sodium is cheap and abundant, but the batteries can’t quite match lithium cells—so far

Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend

2023 law bars students from China and six other countries from graduate assistant and postdoc positions at state universities

Mergers may create dynamos that rev up the universe’s most energetic particles

Here’s the story behind the billions in payments to institutions with research grants that NIH wants to cut

New material that could be spread on fields locks up CO₂ in minerals

Pet dogs blink more in response to videos of other dogs blinking—new evidence of their complex communication

New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies

White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits

Mice modified to have “human” version of a protein made more complex squeaks

Geographers estimate animal geoengineers have an impact equivalent to 200 monsoon seasons

Researchers seek common patterns in adolescence, in chimps, elephants, and dolphins

Supervisors deliver bad news across NIH, CDC

The decision brings U.S. poultry farmers a step closer to immunizing their flocks

A court ruling may temporarily ease funding problems, but for many projects the long term outlook remains uncertain

Organizers of USAID-funded studies grapple with ethical responsibilities to trial participants and collaborators

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Largest ever analysis of feline bones from the country suggests the animals may have been prized exotic pets

New approach for interpreting expressions in pets and livestock could improve animal welfare

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Michael Lauer is second top official to leave amid agency upheaval

Controversial attorney will oversee vast health research and drug safety programs

Microbiologist Elisabeth Bik donates $200,000 to support training, travel

Ex-head of National Center for Education Statistics describes impact of massive halt to survey research

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