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Interior Department moves to impose new rules on use of science in decision-making
Critics argue goal is to “sideline science” and aid industry -
A single ‘paper mill’ appears to have churned out 400 papers, sleuths find
Problematic images abound in papers linked to Chinese institutions -
Podcast: An ancient empire hiding in plain sight, and the billion-dollar cost of illegal fishing
On this week’s show: Archaeologists are teasing out the relationship between two great Mesoamerican cultures, and economists are estimating the cost of the illegal fishing trade -
‘Astounding new finds’ suggest ancient empire may be hiding in plain sight
Archaeologists puzzle out a clash of Mesoamerican cultures -
Cheap balloon-borne telescopes aim to rival space observatories
Stable pointing system enables SuperBIT to deliver images almost as sharp as those from the Hubble Space Telescope -
Tens of thousands of communications satellites could spoil view of giant sky telescope
Satellite trails could ruin about one-third of the images from Rubin Observatory during parts of the night -
Newts and frogs light up like glow sticks under the right light
Study reveals for the first time that most amphibians have been shown to biofluoresce -
Redesigning opioids may not prevent their fatal side effect
Mouse studies challenge the premise of efforts to eliminate painkillers' impact on breathing -
This rainy exoplanet could be ripe for life
New study suggests even Neptune-size planets could be habitable -
Missing clinical trial data must be made public, federal judge says
Ruling would fill in a 10-year gap in compliance -
Budget cut threatens novel social science research program at Department of Defense
Research on understanding friends and foes runs counter to current DOD emphasis on advanced weapons -
‘A completely new culture of doing research.’ Coronavirus outbreak changes how scientists communicate
Preprint servers and journals are working overtime to keep up with a “firehose” of data -
This long-overlooked part of our foot may be key to walking upright
Feature is not present in gorillas or chimpanzees -
The coronavirus seems unstoppable. What should the world do now?
A pandemic seems inevitable, but its speed and impact can be mitigated -
Humans in India may have survived supereruption 74,000 years ago
Discovery suggests toolmakers thrived in volcanic aftermath, and that humans left Africa early -
Coronavirus infections keep mounting after cruise ship fiasco in Japan
Eight public servants who visited the ship to support the quarantine contracted the virus -
Indian scientists decry ‘infuriating’ scheme to study benefits of cow dung, urine, and milk
A new program to study Indian cows is aimed at confirming Hindu beliefs, researchers say -
Farming gave us salmonella, ancient DNA suggests
But pigs didn’t give humans typhoid -
Top stories: Tracking the Himalayan wolf, trusting science, and finding our ‘ghost’ ancestors
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White House formally invites public comment on open-access policies
Some publishers feared order making federally funded studies free -
Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin
Whales travel to the tropics to molt -
NIH hosts nonhuman primate workshop amidst increased scrutiny of monkey research
Participants propose better ways to conduct studies, but some wanted more discussion of ethics -
High-altitude genes could turn Himalayan wolves into a new species
Genetic analysis suggests they differ significantly from gray wolves -
Watch African killifish embryos enter suspended animation to survive
Research suggests a widespread phenomenon known as diapause has no negative effects on aging in African killifish
