NIH director orders new review of grants in outline of top research priorities Science Magazine Par :Jocelyn Kaiser 15 août 2025 à 08:20 Many topics on Bhattacharya’s list are familiar, but order to re-evaluate grants draws concerns
Fossilized fish trails reveal earliest steps out of water Science Magazine Par :Taylor Mitchell Brown 15 août 2025 à 07:50 Possible lungfish tracks could push back animal migration onto land by 10 million years
Don’t blame the algorithm: Polarization may be inherent in social media Science Magazine Par :Hannah Richter 15 août 2025 à 06:25 In simulations, AI-generated users of stripped-down social media without content algorithms still split into polarized echo chambers
Hot springs’ hardy microbes offer new source of antibiotics Science Magazine Par :Robert F. Service 14 août 2025 à 05:55 The mysterious branch of life of known as archaea harbor unique bacteria-fighting compounds
Thousands of climbing catfish filmed scaling waterfalls Science Magazine Par :Mark DeGraff 14 août 2025 à 05:55 New footage provides rare insight into the daring migration of an enigmatic fish
Researchers make ‘quantum cat’ video out of individual atoms Science Magazine Par :Nazeefa Ahmed 14 août 2025 à 04:10 Demo showcases new AI-powered tool of potential use in quantum computers
Museum artifacts rewrite the timeline of gold refining Science Magazine Par :Katherine Kornei 14 août 2025 à 13:05 One technique was practiced significantly earlier than some researchers believe
Brain device that reads inner thoughts aloud inspires strategies to protect mental privacy Science Magazine Par :Annika Inampudi 14 août 2025 à 13:00 Researchers isolated signals from a brain implant so people with movement disorders could voice thoughts without trying to speak
The U.S. wants to phase out animal research. Are the alternatives ready? Science Magazine Par :Sara Reardon 14 août 2025 à 04:00 Drug and chemical safety can be assessed with AI and organ chips, but some scientists say it’s too soon to forgo animal methods entirely
Corrected study rekindles debate over Microsoft’s quantum computing research Science Magazine Par :Adam Mann 14 août 2025 à 04:00 Dispute over elusive Majorana particles claimed in Science highlights controversial approach to robust quantum chips
By sucking up DNA, clot-producing platelets could help diagnose cancer Science Magazine Par :Mitch Leslie 14 août 2025 à 04:00 The cells could be a new source of tumor DNA for liquid biopsies
Fossil teeth reveal a previously unknown human ancestor from eastern Africa Science Magazine Par :Bridget Alex 13 août 2025 à 14:30 Scientists say the teeth belonged to a type of Australopithecus, a relative of Lucy’s species, that coexisted with our genus, Homo
A single lock of hair could rewrite what we know about Inca record-keeping Science Magazine Par :Humberto Basilio 13 août 2025 à 04:00 Evidence from a 500-year-old khipu suggests commoners helped craft the Inca’s intricate knotted records
New twist on PET scans unlocks hidden signals for diagnosing disease Science Magazine Par :Zack Savitsky 13 août 2025 à 03:35 Overlooked emissions from exotic positronium atoms could improve medical scanners
Judge tells NSF to reinstate suspended UCLA grants Science Magazine Par :Jeffrey Mervis 13 août 2025 à 13:27 Ruling comes as government seeks settlement with UCLA on larger set of suspended grants
Featherweight flyers could ‘levitate’ above Earth indefinitely Science Magazine Par :Annika Inampudi 13 août 2025 à 13:00 Making use of an obscure physics effect to fly, devices could probe the upper atmosphere and explore Mars
‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests Science Magazine Par :Phie Jacobs 12 août 2025 à 09:01 Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg
Youths buried in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries carried West African DNA Science Magazine Par :Andrew Curry 12 août 2025 à 09:01 Despite bearing remarkably far-flung genetic origins, a girl and young man were buried just like their peers
Europe mulls boosting military R&D with civilian science funding Science Magazine Par :Elise Cutts 12 août 2025 à 05:55 Worried about regional security, bloc pushes forward on controversial “dual-use” approach
‘Superefficient’ weaver ants show remarkable strength in numbers Science Magazine Par :Erik Stokstad 12 août 2025 à 13:05 Unlike people, these nest-building insects pull harder in teams
Death threats to NIH official spark debate over aggressive campaign to end animal research Science Magazine Par :Phie Jacobs 11 août 2025 à 06:55 White Coat Waste Project files complaint over government employee’s emails claiming it incited harassment against Nicole Kleinstreuer
New method reveals perhaps the most massive black hole yet spotted Science Magazine Par :Daniel Clery 11 août 2025 à 05:10 Big brute 5 billion light-years from Earth is 36 billion times as massive as the Sun
NIH ponders overhauling HIV budget to capitalize on prevention breakthrough Science Magazine Par :Jon Cohen 11 août 2025 à 04:10 Scientists warn $1 billion push for “implementation science” spurred by promise of lenacapavir will hurt research on new treatments and vaccines
Trump order aims to politicize decisions on federal science grants Science Magazine Par :Jeffrey Mervis 8 août 2025 à 06:10 Researchers worried by plan giving political appointees more control over where funding goes