Terahertz instrument at Dome A, world’s driest spot, traces the faint glow of gases beyond other telescopes’ reach

Analysis of 41 million papers finds that although AI expands individual impact, it narrows collective scientific exploration

Small seed “parachutes” may be causing inbreeding

Mission to Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands reveals degradation of a sea ice haven

Painting roofs white and adding screens to doors and windows is a low-cost way to increase comfort and curb malaria risk

Homo habilis, 2 million years old, was known mainly from teeth and jaw bones

Observation challenges understanding of how dead stars interact with their environments

Scientists welcome GSK announcement that two trials succeeded—even though data are still lacking

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

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

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

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

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