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Honey bees inject venom with a two-stroke stinger
Unlike other poisonous animals, bees use a strange set of pistons to pump toxin
Did an AI or human write that paper? New detector decides by examining its ideas
Algorithm looks for clues about a paper's origin that text-based detectors miss
Problems in 22 scientific fields had solutions hiding in plain sight. An AI has found them
Teams led by physicist used “BootLoops” software to produce 36 papers in weeks on everything from linguistics to health policy
U.S. crop genome sequencing gets $180 million boost
Department of Agriculture will expand effort to describe genetics of seed banks
Department of Energy expands ‘Genesis Mission’ to boost AI, awarding larger grants
Department will also initiate new fellowship program to shorten path to Ph.D.
Major employer of archaeologists shuts down, leaving workers in the lurch
The “ungraceful exit” of Chronicle Heritage leaves many researchers fearful for the future
NIH revives network to study emerging diseases—but its new restrictions baffle scientists
Ban on hunting for new viruses in wildlife is at odds with program’s mission, researchers say
Audacious space heist aims to bring home bits of mysterious martian moon
Samples from Japan’s MMX mission could reveal how Phobos formed—and may contain pieces of Mars
Two teams map development of mammal embryos, cell by cell
Using genome editing to trace cell lineages, researchers capture the early history of the mouse embryo in unprecedented detail
Will the world end next month? Science said so, in 1960
Researchers concluded that doomsday will fall on 13 November—but not for the reasons we might expect today
Watch: What’s the deal with OpenAI’s massive dump of math papers?
The landmark release of 722 papers targeting 372 unsolved problems draws amazement—and criticism
‘The anti-Fauci’? Lab-leak proponent listed in NIH directory but denies being hired
Biotech executive Steven Quay may be in contention for leadership role in infectious disease institute
Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers, first-of-its-kind tool trove reveals
Find in Spanish cave provides rare window into the domestic lives of our closest relatives
As AI triggers a tsunami of submissions, computer science conferences impose caps
New controls could limit papers by early-career researchers
Exclusive: Archaeology megafirm abruptly shuts down
Chronicle Heritage was largest U.S. cultural resources management company
November elections may bring little relief for scientists beleaguered by Trump
If Democrats win one or both chambers of Congress, investigations are likely, but meaningful change may be elusive
Possible plague death at a Siberian lab baffles scientists
Much is unclear about the tragedy, but plague researchers say there is “zero” chance of an epidemic
‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research
Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year
How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t
New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51
Method for controlling brain cells with light wins Nobel
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel honored for developing optogenetics
Six biology breakthroughs that should have won a Nobel Prize—but didn’t
Major discoveries, including the role of DNA, the biological basis of psychology, and the human genome, missed out on science’s top recognition
Canada commits $1.2 billion to protect oceans while pushing ahead with pipeline
Scientists welcome new money but remain cautious about weakening environmental protections
Exclusive: An AI agent emailed hundreds of researchers for help. It told us why
To get to the bottom of this perplexing behavior, Science interviewed the agent
AI helps decipher what elephant herds are ‘saying’
What sounds like a jumble of noise is actually a group signal
Nazi Germany had no hope of making an atomic bomb, uranium cubes reveal
Experimental reactor needed much more uranium and heavy water than the country could muster
Africa’s effort to make most of its own vaccines by 2040 faces significant headwinds
Companies striving to reduce continent’s reliance on foreign shots must overcome major financial and logistical challenges
Menopause puts the brain at risk. Researchers are starting to learn why
Shifts in blood proteins could point to ways to fight menopause “brain fog” and prevent later dementia
Five physics breakthroughs that should have won a Nobel Prize—but didn’t
How politics, bad timing, and skepticism left foundation stones of modern physics unrecognized
Will Trump administration weaken protections for human research subjects?
Ethicists are wary of an HHS proposal to loosen rules for “low-risk research”
These frogs ‘see’ prey with their star-shaped toes
Fingertips of Suriname toads are hypersensitive motion detectors, new study reveals
Scientists engineered a glowing cuttlefish. Why was it so hard?
Breakthroughs in genetically altering cephalopods pave way for new studies of perception, brain evolution, and more
Russian drone kills at least two in Ukraine science academy attack
New underground labs are being built as war rages on
Fed up with Brazil’s politicians not listening, a climate scientist runs for office
Luciana Gatti, who studies carbon uptake in the Amazon, aims to join Brazil’s lower house in this week’s elections
U.K. funder uses ‘AI triage’ to reject grant proposals—leaving researchers dismayed
The AI-based assessment, which wasn’t explicitly described in the funding call, has raised privacy and fairness concerns
New space telescope will reopen astronomers’ view of the far-infrared
NASA’s $1.2 billion PRIMA will explore how galaxies evolve and how planets emerge from disks of gas and dust
NIH details $170 million biomedical research reproducibility effort
Agency director announces literature search tool, other plans to improve reliability of science findings
Project will harness technology to track Amazon biodiversity in real time
Leaders of $100 million effort will use automated detection methods and computer models to monitor species’ trends
Bones link 10,000-year-old temple complex to a village, not a ‘skull cult’
Landslides, not rituals, may have scattered skulls and bones at Turkey’s famed Göbekli Tepe site
Submerged land bridge may have helped people cross the Mediterranean
A campaign to map and sample the bridge could help reconstruct ancient animal migrations
Single wildfire smoke exposure causes lasting harm, monkey study suggests
Infant macaques showed immune changes and signs of faster aging years after inhaling smoke
One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish
An algal bloom has almost wiped out a unique population of giant cuttlefish—and their stunning mating swarms
DNA analysis strengthens evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings
Researchers sequenced president’s genome from a lock of hair taken shortly after his death, then compared his DNA with that of Hemings’s living descendants
Giant telescope project rejects La Palma as backup site
U.S.-led Thirty Meter Telescope declines €1 billion Spanish offer to build the observatory on the Canary Islands
White House move to seize control of NIH grant decisions upsets senators and scientists
Budget chief Russell Vought reportedly wants more power to veto DEI-related funding
Department of Energy launches $215 million race to build quantum computer by 2028
Agency aims to select teams for milestone-driven competition by year’s end
Satellite reveals a world of ‘weird rivers’ shaped by humans
SWOT is exposing humans’ effects on rivers—and challenging flood prediction models
North Korean nuclear test sets off years of earthquakes
Seismic activity around the Punggye-ri test site has increased since a large nuclear explosion in 2017
Human neurons flourish in mouse brains, offering a new view of neurodevelopmental disorders
Method of replacing much of the mouse cortex with human “organoids” enables studies of brain diseases in a living nervous system
Researchers file First Amendment challenge to NIH grant screening
Lawsuit argues that Trump policy of purging politically sensitive terms from research projects violates free speech
California to spend billions on ‘visionary’ plan to boost fish habitat
But skeptics question whether effort to save San Francisco Bay delta region will work without allocating more water for nature
OpenAI breakthrough triggers ‘existential crisis’ in math
Claimed Navier-Stokes solution has polarized mathematicians over AI’s role—and what it means for the next generation
Three wild dogs have traveled farther than any African mammal
Record-breaking “odyssey” suggests populations of these highly endangered carnivores are more connected than thought
NSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchers
New document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas
“Chilling” warning or overreaction? AI bioweapons report divides experts
Anthropic describes five cases where scientists in unnamed countries tried to use its Claude software for potentially nefarious work on viruses or toxins