DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals”

The metal is depleted in brains of people with disease and can reverse memory symptoms in mice, new study shows

Farming and draft animals didn’t stratify societies in Carpathian Basin

Researchers now know why the caged bird dances: a form of mentally enriching play

Steve Gschmeissner’s electron microscope image of liver cholesterol won a Wellcome Photography Prize this year

Federal judge to hear arguments relating to preliminary injunction to restore funding for other UC grants

Other publishing proposals would scrap reimbursements or pay peer reviewers, unprecedented steps for a major government funder

A former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics rebuts reason why president fired the agency’s leader

In first human test, genetically modified pancreas cells injected into patient’s arm evade immune attack, produce insulin

Discovery of a bacterium could reveal more about massive die-off, perhaps aid recovery

Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers

A surge in AI-generated text has been detected in papers across many disciplines since the release of ChatGPT

Technique could provide cheap fertilizer and prevent harmful nutrient runoff

Plan to revamp research and merge environment and energy ministries sparks concern

The iPsych project, which investigates the genetics of psychiatric disorders, has sent 140,000 opt-out notices amid backlash

Move follows Trump administration finding that school didn’t effectively combat antisemitism

Republicans on spending committee push back against proposed reorganization and overhead cuts

Interbreeding with tomatoes 9 million years ago gave potatoes the genes to develop tubers

War with Russia is reshaping research on everything from exotic drones to trauma care

Studies of soldiers and civilians could provide clues to diagnosis and treatments

The nation’s vast deposits of critical minerals have drawn interest from Russia and the United States

Eating fallen fruit—or “scrumping”—plays a bigger part in many apes’ diets than scientists realized

A mummy’s inked skin sheds light on the history of body art

Researchers say DOE report cherry-picks data to downplay threat of greenhouse gases