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As the Cornell 7 case reminds us, institutional accountability is a must

A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.

The famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of reality

Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska

Third US president wrote in 1787 about importance of peace, paying off debt and supporting agriculture

Elon Musk’s super PAC is ramping up spending on key races in the midterm elections after a slow start, Federal Election Commission filings show, a blitz Democrats are seeking to offset with appeals to their supporters to counter the billionaire’s money.

This meta-meta-analysis synthesizes evidence on prenatal paracetamol exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Crude analyses suggest small associations with autism and ADHD, but these attenuate subs...

Created from the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned over $20 billion to consumers since its inception, according to the plaintiff states.

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A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.

More than half of women of reproductive age have seen or heard the false claim that hormones in contraceptives are harmful, and about 4 in 10 have been exposed to the false idea that hormones in contr...

The move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting.

Russell Vought argued the agency has been funding “woke” priorities and suggested the president create a commission to review grants from the National Institutes of Health.

President Trump announced a ban on Friday on the outlets, whose coverage he deems unfair. The move will probably be challenged in court.

NUJ members working at The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, are set to go on strike next week following a long-running dispute over pay.

Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more effective.

'We have started to ask the questions that you ... have been asking for years,' he said

Geophysical survey yields ‘tantalizing’ data that could point to Nefertiti’s burial place — but it’s too early to draw definitive conclusions.

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In 1761, 55-year-old Benjamin Franklin attended the coronation of King George III and later wrote that he expected the young monarch’s reign would “be happy and truly glorious.” Fifteen years later, i...

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COVID-19 vaccines were consistently associated with a reduction in the risk of hospitalization and other outcomes, including among individuals at high risk of severe COVID-19, such as infants, and those who were pregnant. No new safety concerns were identified.

An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.

The selections suggest the Trump administration may be trying to move the United States Preventive Services Task Force in a direction that serves its political ideology.

The DOI placed QR codes in national parks, inviting visitors to report content deemed ‘negative about either past or living Americans’. Instead, it became a mode of resistance

The administration has used a list of 235 keywords – such as ‘gender’ and ‘racist’ – to prevent topics from being funded

A study suggests that abnormal tau proteins involved in certain neurodegenerative diseases interact with mitochondria to drive a process called reverse electron transport.

The administration appears to be seeking political advantage through cash payments

The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, sources say https://t.co/5cxFsfrRBR

Dario Amodei’s 3,800-word letter laid out a three-step plan to rein in artificial intelligence.

The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly p...

The Houthis have wrested control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed government, giving Iran and its allies control over a key shipping lane

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

In the California City facility, ‘contact visits’ are strictly forbidden – but detained residents aren’t staying quiet. Are officials listening?