Turning lasers into versatile tools earns trio Nobel Prize in Physics
Discoveries focused laser light into tweezers and boosted it into short, powerful bursts
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Cancer immunotherapy pioneers win medicine Nobel
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo found ways to remove the “brakes” that prevent the immune system from attacking tumor cells -
To overcome decades of mistrust, a workshop aims to train Indigenous researchers to be their own genome experts
Week-long program brings a sorely needed Indigenous perspective to science -
Skepticism surrounds renowned mathematician’s attempted proof of 160-year-old hypothesis
The Riemann hypothesis, a formula related to the distribution of prime numbers, has remained unsolved for more than a century -
Testing and cleaning North Carolina’s water supply post-Florence could prove tricky. A microbiologist explains why
Unfamiliar contaminants and lag time in testing methods could increase health risks to locals -
Cornell nutrition scientist resigns after retractions and research misconduct finding
Misreporting and sloppy statistics undermine flashy findings on unconscious eating habits -
This glassblower is helping scientists search for alien life and the secrets of dark matter
Mike Souza’s creations are invaluable for a wide range of scientific projects -
There are about 20,000 human genes. So why do scientists only study a small fraction of them?
Science chats with systems biologist Thomas Stoeger -
Some scientists publish more than 70 papers a year. Here’s how—and why—they do it
Science chats with statistician John Ioannidis about “hyperprolific” authors -
Puerto Rico’s catastrophic hurricane gave scientists a rare chance to study how tropical forests will fare in a stormier future
Climate warming could make forests less resilient -
If you’ve had anesthesia, you can likely thank this veterinarian who just won a top science prize
John “Iain” Glen, inventor of propofol, among four Lasker Award winners -
‘It was a foretold tragedy’—fire destroys Brazil’s National Museum and its prized science collections
Scientists had warned that the historic Rio de Janeiro building, which held some of Latin America’s largest natural history and archaeology collections, was vulnerable to fire -
NASA’s long-serving climate chief to retire next year
Michael Freilich guided division since 2006 -
Celebrated environmental activist who became France’s ‘ecology minister’ calls it quits
Nicolas Hulot, citing lack of progress, announces resignation in live radio interview -
White House science nominee ducks chance to refute climate skeptic at Senate confirmation hearing
Kelvin Droegemeier gets warm reception, but doesn’t challenge claim of warming “pause” -
Here are 10 topics senators could ask Trump’s science adviser nominee to address
Meteorology professor Kelvin Droegemeier faces Senate panel on Thursday
