DNA connects modern Slavs to a wave of migration following the fall of the Roman Empire

Studies identify a solid inner core and buried remnants of giant impacts

Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say

In victory for animal rights activists, research on monkeys would end in 2030

Both chambers of Congress have now rejected Trump’s proposed 40% cut

Government sets requirements for new space that sound like nearby patent office campus

How exactly ancient toolmakers survived the harsh conditions remains a mystery

Advice follows Supreme Court ruling that threatened previously restored grants, but reprieve may be brief

Series of droughts chronicled in cave rocks likely pushed civilization to breaking point

New U.S.-Brazil study points to ways of countering election misinformation, political scientists say

If confirmed, vast cloud could test predictions about the Milky Way’s hidden architecture

Funders test algorithms to spot promising science, raising hopes of faster reviews—and fears of bias

Susan Monarez, who clashed with the U.S. health secretary over vaccine policy, refuses to step down

Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location

The unusually tiny particles of hexavalent chromium could pose a health hazard despite low levels, researchers say

New report recommends improved education and genetic counseling alongside NCAA’s mandated screening

New technique lets popular houseplants glow for a little while—without genetic engineering

Comparisons of pelvic development in human and primate embryos reveals key steps in human evolution

RNA could have helped amino acids join up without preexisting protein machinery, lab study suggests

New algorithm could help scientists avoid publishing in shady titles

Beloved physicist sketched out the concept that would lead to one of the biggest discoveries in physics and astronomy

Analysis suggests Earth’s mantle is peeling from the crust in the eastern Atlantic, a possible sign of the ocean’s eventual closure

Combining arsenic and sulfide in skin cells forms a less toxic mineral—and turns the animals bright yellow

Study may help explain why giant blades kill millions of the animals every year