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The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling

Nada Fadul’s love for science and medicine began early. As a child, the aspiring physician-scientist had observed...

Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space

Not every large object in space forms part of a solar system. There are some big objects...

A Math Couple Solves a Major Group Theory Problem—After 20 Years of Work

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In 2003, a German graduate student named Britta...

The Art of the Perfect Nap

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.You’re in the middle of the...

A Mysterious Startup Is Developing a New Form of Solar Geoengineering

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.In July 2012, a...

Plastic ‘fossils’ help scientists reconstruct the history of bird nests

One man’s trash is a common coot’s treasure, at least when it comes to plastic. In Amsterdam,...

Human memory is flawed. But a new book says that’s OK

Memory LaneCiara Greene and Gillian MurphyPrinceton Univ., $29.95 There are countless metaphors for memory. It’s a...

An mRNA cancer vaccine may offer long-term protection 

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

Researchers Rush to Save US Government Data on Trans Youth—Before It Disappears

On a Friday afternoon in mid-March, a bunch of (presumably) non-hackers showed up to participate in a...

Hammerhead sharks’ diets may affect if they roam or stay home

Great hammerhead sharks are known for their long migrations, but scientists have now discovered that some individuals...

Evidence Grows That Dark Energy Changes Over Time

Last year, we reported on an exciting hint of new physics in the first data analysis results...

Gray seals may sense their own blood oxygen levels

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...
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