New experiments show elephants use a wide range of movements to express their desires

A new evolutionary analysis of butterflies finds “false heads” arose from the coalescence of multiple traits

Scientists, ethicists, and officials worry the OpenAI-sponsored contest sidesteps archaeological norms

Partisan fight over Trump cuts heats up as Congress works on 2026 spending bills.

“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

U.S. children are more likely to die than those in other high-income countries, a new analysis confirms

A gel that bats lick off one another’s fur could help prevent rabies outbreaks in cattle, a growing problem in Latin America

The halt will let Taylor &Francis focus on checking Bioengineered’s papers for fraudulent works and paid authorships

A policy tweak to the ban on foreign “subawards” should allow clinical trials worldwide to continue

Found in China, 300,000-year-old digging sticks reveal a lost technology

Cells from human brain tissue have genetic hallmarks of neural progenitors, AI-aided study finds

Agency silent on funding renewal for contest that inspired creation of AIs that predicted how proteins would fold

Cognitive scientists question new Centaur model’s ability to predict human behavior

Distributed peer review enlists more researchers in the process, but some may lack expertise

For nearly 15 months, MethaneSAT helped pinpoint industrial emissions of potent greenhouse gas

Research “explosion” feeds tech that could cool data centers and slake the thirst of soldiers on the move

Edible sensors made of glowing droplets could improve food and drug monitoring

“Declaration of Dissent” denounces partisan messaging, rollback of environmental regulations, and dismantling of science office, among other concerns

USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend

Limited vaccine doses weren’t used strategically, WHO analysis finds

Online tool from the Research and Innovation Careers Observatory allows users to compare salary, typical career destinations, and more

Other publishers appear unscathed in recent actions

New report doesn’t rule out that SARS-CoV-2 leaked from a lab in China, but says evidence for scenario remains “speculation”