'We can't take another hit like this': Brazilian scientists lament big budget freeze  

If funds remain frozen, funds for scholarship and research could drop by 42% this year

what do you think? 2019-04-08 18:30:10

Zapping elderly brains with electricity improves short-term memory—for almost an hour  

Study suggests out-of-sync brain waves help drive cognitive aging

what do you think? 2019-04-08 08:23:21

Here's what scientists think a black hole looks like  

Astronomers may have imaged a black hole for the first time, capping decades of calculations of how they ought to appear

what do you think? 2019-04-08 08:04:44

Sydney Brenner, pioneer of molecular biology, dies at 92  

The Nobel laureate made pioneering discoveries about DNA and RNA

what do you think? 2019-04-05 21:25:16

A Japanese spacecraft may have just blown a crater in a distant asteroid  

Samples from Ryugu's interior could lead to new insights into the early solar system

what do you think? 2019-04-05 12:59:26

Fecal transplants could help patients on cancer immunotherapy drugs  

Early results hint that benefits seen in mice could extend to people

what do you think? 2019-04-05 12:30:04

Declassified U-2 spy plane photos are a boon for aerial archaeology  

Images from the 1950s and '60s have a better resolution than Google Earth

what do you think? 2019-04-05 03:38:37

New surgical method promises to take the knife out of plastic surgery  

Simple electrical procedure could reshape noses and correct vision

what do you think? 2019-04-05 03:28:48

Do chemicals that disperse oil spills make the problem worse? Probably not, new study finds  

U.S. National Academy of Sciences weighs in on dispersants

what do you think? 2019-04-05 03:09:08

Top stories: Science and the slave trade, tweeting and (not) flying, and Snowball Earth's thaw  

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what do you think? 2019-04-05 02:34:30

A radioactive waste standoff and science's debt to the slave trade  

On this week's show: A standoff over radioactive waste could slash the global supply of rare earth elements, and historians discover how key plant and animal specimens arrived in Europe via slavers' ships

what do you think? 2019-04-04 16:07:26

Astronomers spy an iron planet stripped of its crust around a burned-out star  

Planetary slag heap gives a glimpse of Earth's future

what do you think? 2019-04-04 11:02:50

Report urges massive digitization of museum collections  

Effort would link millions of digitized specimens to genomic, environmental, and other information

what do you think? 2019-04-04 06:41:17

Does your cat know its name? Here's how to find out  

Simple test suggests felines know we have a word for them

what do you think? 2019-04-04 06:32:24

This hair-raising feather mite is a vacuum cleaner for birds  

Mites aren't parasitic bloodsuckers, but helpful cleaners

what do you think? 2019-04-04 06:04:10

Historians expose early scientists' debt to the slave trade  

Key plant and animal specimens arrived in Europe on slavers' ships

what do you think? 2019-04-04 04:11:12

Cannibal worms recognize their children—and don't eat them as a result  

Predatory worm depends on a small protein to identify its own kin

what do you think? 2019-04-04 03:18:59

Trump's budget request for 2020 census raises alarms  

With 1 year to go, Census Bureau says it's on track despite political and technical challenges

what do you think? 2019-04-04 02:23:40

First ever high-seas conservation treaty would protect life in international waters  

Scientists looking to shape policy unveil maps of potential marine protected areas at U.N. negotiations

what do you think? 2019-04-03 21:20:48

To seal off dangerous lead pipes, just add electricity  

A simple electric current could lock lead inside old water pipes

what do you think? 2019-04-03 08:11:49

U.S. judge rules deceptive publisher should pay $50 million in damages  

But can researchers collect from India-based OMICS International?

what do you think? 2019-04-03 02:52:12

Ancient 'Snowball Earth' thawed out in a flash  

Rocks in China point to a geologically fast melting event 635 million years ago

what do you think? 2019-04-02 14:17:28

Tweeting while flying kills migratory birds  

Species that call out at night are far more likely to crash into buildings

what do you think? 2019-04-02 10:33:22

First opioid settlement to fund ambitious addiction research center  

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will give Oklahoma State University nearly $200 million

what do you think? 2019-04-02 09:52:31

National Academy of Sciences will vote on ejecting sexual harassers  

Members of elite organization to cast ballots in late April on new policy

what do you think? 2019-04-01 14:33:51

Radioactive waste standoff could slash high tech's supply of rare earth elements  

Shuttering Malaysian plant could strengthen Chinese dominance in vital market

what do you think? 2019-04-01 11:39:49

'Game-changing' gene edit turned this anole lizard into an albino  

CRISPR works in reptiles for the first time

what do you think? 2019-04-01 09:59:53

Astonishment, skepticism greet fossils claimed to record dinosaur-killing asteroid impact  

North Dakota site includes fish with impact-spawned glass beads in their gills

what do you think? 2019-04-01 09:22:05

Our mysterious cousins—the Denisovans—may have mated with modern humans as recently as 15,000 years ago  

Genomic data from New Guineans suggest late mixing of archaic group with modern humans

what do you think? 2019-03-29 13:13:22

Could computers provide short-term warnings of the world's worst floods?  

Better global terrain data are needed to improve forecasts in developing countries

what do you think? 2019-03-29 12:52:59

Top stories: The true cost of cash bail, tuft cells, and a fossil-saving Australian farmer  

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what do you think? 2019-03-29 10:15:58

Last-minute deal grants European money to U.K.-based fusion reactor  

Joint European Torus fusion reactor in the United Kingdom gets €100 million to continue to operate as a European facility

what do you think? 2019-03-29 05:55:42

Physicists predict a way to squeeze light from the vacuum of empty space  

Experiment could test theory of quantum electrodynamics—if it ever can be done

what do you think? 2019-03-29 05:38:12

Watch this kangaroo rat kick a rattlesnake in the face  

Kung fu rodents foil four in five attacks

what do you think? 2019-03-29 04:03:30

EPA panel seeks to bring back fired scientists for clean-air review  

Critics say the panel lacks necessary expertise

what do you think? 2019-03-29 02:34:38

Ever dream of controlling robot swarms? This new virtual reality headset could help  

New system lets humans move up to 50 robots with a flick of the wrist

what do you think? 2019-03-29 02:32:23

Human noise may be scrambling the eggs of baby fish  

Study finds embryos of two species grow differently when exposed to humanmade sounds

what do you think? 2019-03-29 01:43:24

Mysterious racehorse injuries, and reforming the U.S. bail system  

On this week's show: A wave of horse injuries and deaths on a famed racetrack has stumped scientists, and researchers are looking into the impact of jailing—and bailing—people before trial

what do you think? 2019-03-28 21:03:28

This fungus has wiped out more species than any other disease  

Global study confirms a pathogen is the worst known infectious killer of wildlife

what do you think? 2019-03-28 13:02:21

Closing in on a century-old mystery, scientists are figuring out what the body's 'tuft cells' do  

Odd-looking cells in intestine seem to use chemical sensors, including taste receptors, to detect pathogens such as parasites and sound the alarm

what do you think? 2019-03-28 12:24:31

Israeli lander pioneers private flights to the moon  

Other private missions spawned by Lunar XPrize competition are not far behind

what do you think? 2019-03-28 10:28:15

Third court upholds EPA policy barring grantees from its advisory panels  

Critics says the policy favors industry-friendly members over qualified scientists

what do you think? 2019-03-28 09:06:37

This Australian farmer is saving fossils of some of the planet's weirdest, most ancient creatures  

Creatures that look like pancakes or worms with horseshoe heads have been frozen in rock for half a billion years. Now their fossils are protected in a park

what do you think? 2019-03-28 06:18:23

Japanese court rules against journalist in HPV vaccine defamation case  

Vaccine advocates hope ruling's narrow focus in will limit the global impact

what do you think? 2019-03-28 04:39:34

University fights restrictive Indiana law on fetal tissue research  

Indiana University appeals U.S. court ruling, warning of harm to important research

what do you think? 2019-03-28 01:47:36

New drugs that unleash the immune system on cancers may backfire, fueling tumor growth  

Scientists are still debating how, and whether, drugs called checkpoint inhibitors trigger tumor "hyperprogression"

what do you think? 2019-03-28 01:39:11

For third time, judge tosses suit over advisory panel makeup  

Critics says the policy favors industry-friendly members over qualified scientists

what do you think? 2019-03-27 11:41:02

Japanese journalist found guilty of defamation in HPV vaccine case  

Vaccine advocates hope ruling's narrow focus in will limit the global impact

what do you think? 2019-03-27 11:11:32

Watch the nightmarish attack of a phantom midge larvae  

High-speed video reveals a lake predator's lightning strike

what do you think? 2019-03-27 11:09:25

Countries demand their fossils back, forcing natural history museums to confront their past  

Curators face up to colonial-era exploitation in the acquisition of dinosaurs, other specimens

what do you think? 2019-03-27 06:09:30

Wave of horse deaths on famed racetrack stumps scientists  

Track surface at Santa Anita may be to blame, but tests have come up empty so far

what do you think? 2019-03-27 03:04:52

NIH may bar peer reviewers accused of sexual harassment  

Agency reminds community of existing rules aimed at avoiding bias in review

what do you think? 2019-03-27 02:15:03

Does jailing people before trial make cities safer? Not always, new research suggests  

Social scientists partner with prosecutors to get definitive answers

what do you think? 2019-03-27 01:35:54

Emissions growth in United States, Asia fueled record carbon levels in 2018  

Progress toward Paris goals falters as emissions rise 1.7%

what do you think? 2019-03-26 03:04:04

Volcanic lightning may be partially fed by Earth's natural radioactivity  

Decay of radioactive atoms could boost electrical charges in eruption plumes

what do you think? 2019-03-26 02:27:51

Something is rapidly killing young apple trees in North American orchards. Scientists are stumped  

Studies seek answers to worrying threat

what do you think? 2019-03-25 14:17:28

New U.S. sanctions put spotlight on Iranian research institute  

Trove of stolen documents apparently fueled action against 31 researchers and entities

what do you think? 2019-03-25 10:24:40

Duke University settles research misconduct lawsuit for $112.5 million  

Former university biologist who blew the whistle on data fabrication could get as much as one-third of total

what do you think? 2019-03-25 07:03:51

New neurons for life? Old people can still make fresh brain cells, study finds  

A new salvo in the debate over whether humans still make new brain cells as we get older

what do you think? 2019-03-25 03:26:35

This cuckoo catfish tricks other fish into raising its head-chomping young  

Fostered fish hatch fast to ensure a place in the mouth of the unsuspecting foster parent

what do you think? 2019-03-22 17:38:56

Scientists fight over threat to Texas songbird—and who owns the data  

Controversial paper on warbler numbers was marked for retraction, then reinstated

what do you think? 2019-03-22 12:43:06

Top stories: Jack the Ripper, engineering coral, and the first woman to win math's Nobel  

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what do you think? 2019-03-22 12:15:42

New effort aims to study brain diseases in African-Americans  

Center will probe links between genetics and neuropsychiatric illnesses to help personalized medicine reach this population

what do you think? 2019-03-22 07:08:46

Vacuuming potato-size nodules of valuable metals in the deep sea, and an expedition to an asteroid 290 million kilometers away  

On this week's show: the environmental costs of deep-sea mining and a trip to the distant asteroid Ryugu

what do you think? 2019-03-21 20:16:35

Watch the world's smallest bear copy its friends' facial expressions  

For the first time, researchers observe exact facial mimicry outside humans and primates

what do you think? 2019-03-21 14:02:20

Philosophers and neuroscientists join forces to see whether science can solve the mystery of free will  

Newly funded 4-year program aims to better define research questions about free will and bring more rigor to its study

what do you think? 2019-03-21 13:31:53

Another major drug candidate targeting the brain plaques of Alzheimer's disease has failed. What's left?  

Hope remains for ongoing trials that target amyloid protein clumps, but some studies aim to stave off symptoms, not treat them

what do you think? 2019-03-21 13:24:17

Researchers embrace a radical idea: engineering coral to cope with climate change  

Australia to move ahead with field tests of new hybrids

what do you think? 2019-03-21 07:43:17

Something is rapidly killing young apples trees in North American orchards. Scientists are stumped  

Studies seek answers to worrying threat

what do you think? 2019-03-21 06:17:45

The corn syrup in a soda a day can give mice bigger colon tumors  

New study could help explain a rise in the disease among young people

what do you think? 2019-03-21 04:20:58

For these intrepid crickets, Hawaii's lava is home sweet home  

Scientists probe how an insect colonizes Hawaii's fresh flows

what do you think? 2019-03-20 09:54:37

Q&A: Why fishery managers need to overhaul recreational fishing rules  

Angling is too diverse for one-size-fits-all management, researchers say

what do you think? 2019-03-20 06:15:57

Did judgmental gods help societies grow?  

Researchers investigate the role of "big gods" in the foundation of large-scale human communities

what do you think? 2019-03-20 06:15:05

Unlaid egg discovered in ancient bird fossil  

One hundred and 10-million-year-old discovery could reveal how animal perished

what do you think? 2019-03-20 04:03:26

Clever math enables MRI to map molecules implicated in multiple sclerosis, other diseases  

New techniques wring subtle signals from data already produced by scanners

what do you think? 2019-03-20 02:31:20

Seismic hum detected on Mars for the first time  

Faint "microseisms" may help scientists understand the Red Planet's subsurface

what do you think? 2019-03-19 19:35:24

Gene-edited foods are safe, Japanese panel concludes  

Recommendation opens door to plants and animals produced using CRISPR and similar techniques

what do you think? 2019-03-19 13:48:14

Founder of geometric analysis honored with Abel Prize  

Karen Uhlenbeck is first woman to receive the honor

what do you think? 2019-03-19 11:56:32

NSF hopes Congress will dig it out of a $1 billion budget hole  

President's 2020 request would shrink $8 billion agency to where it was in 2012

what do you think? 2019-03-19 11:25:35

Mysterious asteroid activity complicates NASA's sampling attempts  

Bennu's boulders, ejection plumes shift mission plans

what do you think? 2019-03-19 09:52:09

Cost of Mars 2020 mission may rise by up to 15%  

Rising price tag trims money from other missions

what do you think? 2019-03-19 06:19:54

WHO panel proposes new global registry for all CRISPR human experiments  

The World Health Organization should also step up governance of human genome-editing research, group says

what do you think? 2019-03-19 02:59:41

Appeals court dismisses charges of institutional racism at U.K.-Kenyan research partnership  

Six plaintiffs failed to prove their careers suffered because of their skin color, court says

what do you think? 2019-03-18 20:56:02

Mini tremors detected on Mars for first time  

Faint "microseisms" may help scientists understand the Red Planet's subsurface

what do you think? 2019-03-18 13:59:13

Girls who share a womb with boys tend to make less money than those with twin sisters  

Provocative study looked at more than 700,000 births over more than a decade

what do you think? 2019-03-18 13:07:50

Humans—like other animals—may sense Earth's magnetic field  

But does this subconscious sense help us find our way?

what do you think? 2019-03-18 11:11:38

NSF hopes Jason can lead it through treacherous waters  

Research agency wants famed advisory group to look at balancing national security and open science

what do you think? 2019-03-18 08:29:50

The space 'snowman' at the edge of our solar system is actually two lumpy pancakes  

MU69's flat lobes support a new theory of planetary formation

what do you think? 2019-03-18 02:45:34

Does a new genetic analysis finally reveal the identity of Jack the Ripper?  

Scientists claim it's the best evidence to date, but critics are skeptical

what do you think? 2019-03-16 05:40:08

Top stories: The dark triad, the lost men of ancient Spain, and the race to save the pangolin  

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what do you think? 2019-03-16 03:18:20

Curing HIV just got more complicated. Can CRISPR help?  

Scientists probe cellular hideouts for HIV and show that CRISPR can still cut the AIDS virus from DNA in monkeys

what do you think? 2019-03-16 03:08:33

If an alien ship left its trash near Earth, here's what it might look like  

New study imagines how we might see shiny alien debris

what do you think? 2019-03-16 02:29:34

Bus-size robot set to vacuum up valuable metals from the deep sea  

Scientists will monitor trial next month to assess collector's ecosystem damage

what do you think? 2019-03-14 13:25:28

Mysterious fast radio bursts and long-lasting effects of childhood cancer treatments  

On this week's show: A new radio telescope promises to help sort out the more than 40 theories for the origins of fast radio bursts and researchers tackle the long-term health effects of pediatric cancer treatment

what do you think? 2019-03-14 11:06:10

Sea otter archaeology reveals the most smashing rocks  

New study of "otter signatures" leaves no stone unturned

what do you think? 2019-03-14 10:13:01

Treatments for childhood cancer can devastate lives years later. Scientists are trying to change that  

Doctors and researchers are working to better understand the long-term complications of chemotherapy and radiation, and even prevent them

what do you think? 2019-03-14 08:09:08

A homespun Canadian telescope could explain mysterious radio signals from the distant universe  

CHIME aims to discover dozens of fast radio bursts a day

what do you think? 2019-03-14 06:53:19

Men who lived in Spain 4500 years ago left almost no male genetic legacy today  

Study fills in surprising history of Iberian Peninsula over thousands of years

what do you think? 2019-03-14 04:22:18

Ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce 'f's and 'v's  

How farming reshaped our smiles and our speech

what do you think? 2019-03-14 03:40:44

New call to ban gene-edited babies divides biologists  

The debate about whether to declare a "moratorium" on germline editing ratchets up

what do you think? 2019-03-13 15:26:09