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| Horses buried alive in medieval funerals came from distant lands |
| Fri, 17 May 2024 15:20:00 -0400 |
| Animals may have been transported on Viking ships across the Baltic Sea |
| Keto diet may cause organ damage, mouse study finds |
| Fri, 17 May 2024 15:00:00 -0400 |
| High-fat, low-carb regimen stresses out cells in heart, kidneys, brain, and liver, but effects may be reversible |
| Researchers reflect on the death of billionaire science donor Jim Simons and his charitable impact |
| Thu, 16 May 2024 18:30:00 -0400 |
| A brilliant mathematician who made billions on Wall Street, Simons gave heavily to basic science and higher education |
| No humans needed: AI robots discover new laser materials on their own |
| Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:00 -0400 |
| Automated labs across the globe create, test, and assemble light-emitting compounds that could be used in advanced displays and telecom devices |
| An inflamed brain can trigger psychosis. The search is on for patients who might be cured |
| Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:00 -0400 |
| The discovery of rogue antibodies behind paranoia, hallucinations, and other symptoms could bring a “paradigm shift” to psychiatry |
| Tool use keeps these adorable otters out of the dentist’s chair |
| Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:00 -0400 |
| Rocks and other objects allow the marine mammals to eat tougher prey without damaging their teeth—and females benefit most |
| News at a glance: Solar storm stuns, COVID-19 vaccine withdrawn, and fossils return to Brazil |
| Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:00 -0400 |
| The latest in science and policy |
| Federal officials suspend funding to EcoHealth Alliance, nonprofit entangled in COVID-19 origin debate |
| Wed, 15 May 2024 18:20:00 -0400 |
| Group headed by conservation biologist Peter Daszak partnered with Chinese institute that some accuse of sparking COVID-19 pandemic |
| Human ancestors may have hunted cave bears 300,000 years ago |
| Wed, 15 May 2024 15:00:00 -0400 |
| Later, more intense hunting by modern humans probably pushed cave bears to extinction |
| Spending cuts imperil Argentina’s ambitious nuclear research programs |
| Wed, 15 May 2024 14:10:00 -0400 |
| Reactors, neutron beam laboratory, and medical isotope production face disruptions |
| Researcher steps on deadly vipers 40,000 times to better predict snakebites |
| Wed, 15 May 2024 13:30:00 -0400 |
| Science chats with João Miguel Alves-Nunes about his risky experimental approach, and how it could help save lives |
| Watch a lizard-inspired building shed parts to escape catastrophe |
| Wed, 15 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 |
| Strategy developed by engineers could help save structures from collapse |
| Limits on access to DeepMind’s new protein program trigger backlash |
| Wed, 15 May 2024 09:01:00 -0400 |
| Critics accuse Nature, which published the research, of failing to meet its own transparency standards |
| Why are elite athletes prone to abnormal heart rhythms? |
| Tue, 14 May 2024 09:01:00 -0400 |
| Studying cardiac effects of extreme exercise could yield clues to atrial fibrillation |
| LGBTQ Ph.D. graduates will soon be counted in key U.S. survey |
| Tue, 14 May 2024 09:01:00 -0400 |
| It’s “very long overdue,” one scientist says |
| Extreme solar storm generated aurorae—and ‘surprise’ |
| Mon, 13 May 2024 19:25:00 -0400 |
| The biggest disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field in more than 20 years dazzled onlookers the world over |
| Amid Haiti’s escalating chaos, a ‘heroic network’ keeps medical research running |
| Mon, 13 May 2024 16:30:00 -0400 |
| Night bikers deliver meds and cholera sleuths persist as gangs dominate life and landscape |
| Born to run? Endurance running may have evolved to help humans chase down prey |
| Mon, 13 May 2024 14:20:00 -0400 |
| “Pursuit hunting” was sometimes more efficient than stalking, survey of Indigenous hunting methods suggests |
| The U.S. wants to change how researchers get access to a huge trove of health data. Many don’t like the idea |
| Fri, 10 May 2024 15:55:00 -0400 |
| Universities could no longer store Medicare and Medicaid data, and costs for many researchers would rise |
| A scientist asked to join the U.K. House of Lords—and got in |
| Fri, 10 May 2024 13:30:00 -0400 |
| “I got one of those lovely phone calls,” evidence communication researcher Alexandra Freeman says about her surprise appointment |
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