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After backlash, CDC revises plan to retire research monkeys to Texas sanctuary
New call for proposals seeks alternatives, though critics say the agency’s original choice is still leading option
Scientists open a million-year-old time capsule hidden beneath New Zealand
A cave in New Zealand has yielded fossils from a lost ecosystem that existed about 1 million years ago, including a possible flying ancestor of the kākāpō. The discovery reveals...
Interstellar comet is unlike anything seen in our Solar System
Chemical signature of 3I/ATLAS suggests it formed early in the history of the Milky Way
Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha
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Global heat stress intensification and its expanding footprint on the human population
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02670-5The authors assess global changes in heat stress since 1950, considering daytime extremes, nocturnal heat and compound day–night events. They show multidimensional...
Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
Your heartbeat quietly shapes how your brain processes information
Frequently ignored bodily rhythms may be skewing neuroscience experiments
Ecological integrity of avoided deforestation projects
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02657-2The authors assess 133 avoided deforestation projects for their ability to safeguard forest ecological integrity. While some projects maintain integrity, most show...
Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea
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Hidden geological process offsets carbon emissions from thawing permafrost
Scientists found that thawing permafrost can trigger increased rock weathering, a natural process that absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere. In some regions, this carbon uptake was strong enough to fully...
Researchers caught in the crossfire as companies and government grapple over AI safety
After tumultuous Fable 5 takedown, scientists fear AI safety rules could reshape open research
'Light in a bottle' liquid can harvest and store energy from multiple sources
Substance’s ‘remarkable’ behavior could lead to devices powered by energy-rich gels
Tropical Storm Arthur
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Wolves are reconquering Europe. Can people learn to live with them?
As populations rebound, attacks on livestock and humans are fueling debate over the limits of coexistence
Speedy, spiraling electrical waves may be key to brain's information flow
Rotating neuronal waves are built into brain anatomy and help coordinate far-flung regions, mouse imaging study suggests
With new law, European Union can more quickly greenlight gene-edited crops
Final political hurdle overcome, easing regulation of certain modified plants
New NIH security rules for genomic data sets are slowing research, prompting workarounds
Data security experts say increased oversight is needed, but researchers are struggling to comply
Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype
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Major errors found in Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE database
A new study from Northern Arizona University is raising red flags about a widely used global emissions database from Climate TRACE, a consortium co-founded by Al Gore. Researchers found that...
El Niño Is Underway
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The earliest plague epidemics may have been caused by marmots
Ancient hunter-gatherers may have contracted the pathogen from marmots
Do animals perceive time differently from humans?
Science chats with a researcher whose team is using ‘timescapes’ to understand how nonhumans experience the world
Big Ebola outbreak puts spotlight on little-known virus
The Bundibugyo virus only emerged twice before. Now, scientists see a chance to get to know it better
A space telescope is falling to Earth. NASA is racing to rescue it
Vehicle will attempt a daring capture-and-boost mission to extend the life of the Swift observatory
New space telescope will map galaxies' ghostly halos and streams
European Space Agency mission will trace the relics of ancient mergers and probe the dark matter shaping galaxy growth
Low Water at San Carlos Reservoir
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Russia's plan to drill superdeep holes in Arctic revives controversial theory of 'endless oil'
Soviet-era theory touted by Putin’s former campaign manager claims oil deposits can form without organic matter
Dismantling of key ocean 'telescope' raises fears of U.S. retreat from marine science
Researchers are pushing back on abrupt NSF cuts to the costly Ocean Observatories Initiative
Astronaut Jessica Meir Assists With Hardware Updates for NASA's Cold Atom Lab
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Nebraska's Wide, Rolling Domain
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AI models have a troubling knack for discovering legal loopholes
AIs on their own found ways to exploit regulations and evade current safeguards
French physicist and media star loses doctorate after plagiarism investigation
University punishes Étienne Klein after investigation shows he plagiarized part of his Ph.D. thesis
NASA spots giant ocean swell that could signal El Niño's return
NASA satellites have detected a vast pulse of warm water reaching the coast of South America, signaling that El Niño is likely developing. The warm water is being carried eastward...
Beneath our feet lies a fungal superhighway stretching 68 quadrillion miles
Beneath our feet lies a vast hidden fungal superhighway that helps sustain much of life on Earth—and scientists have now mapped it for the first time. Researchers estimate that these...
Pumice Rafts Encroach on Admiralty Islands
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New documentary follows researchers' increasingly fraught career path
The Endless Frontier traces the lives of three scientists as they train students and deal with funding pressures
Metal-driven chemical reaction in deep sea may explain origin of life
Group offers new scenario for how cells came to rely on phosphate molecules to build DNA and store energy
Alaska's glaciers have a startling response to rising temperatures
Alaska’s glaciers are proving to be highly sensitive to warming temperatures. Using radar satellites to monitor more than 3,000 glaciers, researchers found that every 1°C (1.8°F) increase in average summer...
Laser-boosted microscopes could reveal new drug targets, sharpen views inside cells
Enhanced cryo–electron microscopy promises to bring previously elusive proteins into view
World Cup Fever in Guadalajara
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The ocean current that warms Europe may be more resilient than feared
Studies of the Atlantic’s circulation find signs of both weakening and unexpected stability in the face of global warming
Deep-sea vehicles spot 'alien' sharks deep beneath the waves in the Pacific
Goblin sharks have never before been filmed in their natural habitat
How did the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak start? Scientists are investigating new scenarios
Understanding how the first patient became infected may shed new light on Andes virus’ transmission patterns and incubation period
After years of opposition, Mexico's president is reconsidering fracking
The government has tasked a group of scientists with assessing new technologies for ‘sustainable’ oil and gas drilling—but many experts say it’s a fantasy
If scientists discover aliens, they have a plan for 'disclosure day'
New guidelines aim to help scientists verify, communicate, and manage evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence
El Niño has begun. It may become the strongest this century
After clearing a spring forecasting hurdle, scientists see growing odds of a powerful climate event that could disrupt weather worldwide
Scientists turn tofu and cheese waste into tiny CO2-catching beads
Scientists have developed biodegradable protein beads made from dairy and tofu waste that can capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere more efficiently than many current technologies. Unlike conventional systems that...
Air Pollution's Daily Pulse Over the Northeast
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