‘Myopic’ funding cuts may force Mexican scientists to leave major international organizations
Government ends support for membership in regional and global physics, math, and biology groups
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Salmon study sheds light on why fall-run fish are bigger than their spring-run cousins
New findings could upset efforts to save the spring-run Chinook -
Podcast: Taking the politicians out of tough policy decisions, and looking back at the work of Charles Turner
On this week’s show: Taking the politicians out of government policymaking, revisiting the landmark Science papers of an overlooked zoologist, and using cooking to learn science (and vice versa) -
DNA tracks mysterious Denisovans to Chinese cave, just before modern humans arrived nearby
“Molecular caving” shows archaic humans visited high-altitude cave over long period -
How dogs tracked their humans across the ancient world
DNA from dog remains traces a relationship across time and space -
Jury duty for global warming: citizen groups help solve the puzzle of climate action
Nations are increasingly turning to citizens’ assemblies to weigh up climate policies -
These frightening ogre-faced spiders use their legs to ‘hear’
Vibration-sensitive receptors on their limbs can detect sound waves -
Fleet of robotic probes will monitor global warming’s impact on microscopic ocean life
Biogeochemical Argo floats will also track oxygen loss and the oceans’ ability to soak up carbon -
India’s COVID-19 cases have declined rapidly—but herd immunity is still far away, scientists say
Encouraging national trends hide a complex picture of “100 epidemics,” some rising, some falling -
The universe teems with weird black holes, gravitational wave hunters find
First significant tallies find black holes more common and stranger than expected -
The ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug
The Food and Drug Administration held no advisory meeting on antiviral, and the European Union signed contract without knowing of failed trial -
Controlling monkey brains with light could get easier thanks to open data project
Optogenetic tools refined in rodents have been tricky to use in nonhuman primates -
Antibody-producing yeast vanquishes deadly gut infection in mice
Probiotic engineered to combat stubborn Clostridioides difficile bacteria -
‘Another piece of populist propaganda’: Critics slam the Brazilian government’s new COVID-19 drug
A trial showed that nitazoxanide, an antiparasitic drug, lowers virus levels in patients. Scientists say it’s irrelevant -
Delete offensive language? Change recommendations? Some editors say it’s OK to alter peer reviews
Survey finds widespread support for editing, little guidance from journals -
Eye size predicts where birds breed and feed
Big-eyed birds live in darker environments—and are most at risk from deforestation -
‘Every minute counts.’ This immunologist rapidly reshaped her lab to tackle COVID-19
For Akiko Iwasaki, the pandemic has brought new research priorities—and new urgency -
Dogs and cats became family—and got their shot at heaven—after World War II, gravestones reveal
Pet cemeteries track rising status of our animal companions -
The Moon may hold much more water than we think
Two new studies suggest a variety of hiding places -
As U.S. election nears, researchers are following the trail of fake news
Projects seek to understand, and block, spread of disinformation -
Science’s annual Ph.D. dance contest will go on, with new COVID-19 category
Judges will favor solo or socially distanced dancing -
‘There’s only one chance to do this right’—FDA panel wrestles with COVID-19 vaccine issues
Some committee members warn against emergency use of candidates not definitively proven safe or effective -
Why bird brains are more brilliant than anyone suspected
The secret may lie in a newly discovered brain structure -
Podcast: Early approval of a COVID-19 vaccine could cause ethical problems, and ‘upcycling’ plastic bags
On this week’s show: Ethical dilemmas will abound for efficacy trials that continue after one COVID-19 vaccine proves itself, and turning plastic bags into biodegradable detergents -
Like humans, male chimps mellow with age
Findings could provide clues to the roots of human aging behavior patterns
