Right-wing politician José Antonio Kast has promised to slash government spending

Ferroelectrics could bolster “flash” memory in AI data centers and autonomous robots

A reanalysis of data from NASA’s Cassini mission suggests Saturn’s icy moon may lack the subsurface ocean presumed for a decade

“Powerful” method for studying evolution could help researchers understand how species developed specialized eyes

Jeanne Marrazzo says she lost her job because she spoke out against risky public health policies

Astronauts could theoretically harness frozen water on the Red Planet to construct habitats and research stations, new analysis suggests

Software bug leads to exposure of peer-review records for 10,000 papers

Dense seismic array more than 4000 kilometers long promises new views of Earth’s interior

Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities

Policy to be implemented next year drew more than 900 comments, most of them critical

Two treatments for the sexually transmitted disease are expected to become available soon

But new defense bill drops or weakens some controversial proposals

Systematic price monitoring sheds light on economics of online manipulation

Pollinators’ antennae act like thermal cameras to spot self-heating plants

With an infrared eye, NEO Surveyor will target dangerous space rocks glowing in the dark

With human peer review struggling to keep pace with machine-generated science, aiXiv enlists bots to help

DARPA program could yield models of disease spread in days instead of weeks

A boom in aquifer injection projects could unlock long-quiet faults

Phil Krause applauds call by top agency official Vinay Prasad for better data, but says his approach is “destructive”

Novel approach could be faster, and cheaper, than making the cells in the lab—but safety concerns linger

Energy spectrum of elusive particles shows an intriguing bump, giant IceCube experiment reports

Optogenetics is poised to move from a research tool to new therapies—if scientists can show it’s safe

Bark spider silk is stronger than steel, but males make a weaker version

Growing more common as climate warms, these once-rare events could ultimately accelerate ice loss