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From mines to metro stations, Mihai Emilian Popa analyses traces of the distant past.

In the midst of pandemic upheaval, researchers have gained fundamental insights about how the body fends off infections.

Climate models predict that the number of heat-related deaths could soar in cities over the coming century, even when efforts are made to keep people safe.

Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg’s posthumously published memoir details a swashbuckling life in physics.

A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.

These strategies can transform your unsolicited applications from forgettable to fabulous.

In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.

Bursts of electromagnetic radiation that share similarities with birdsong have long been observed close to Earth. A detection farther out in space confirms a key part of the theory of their origin, but also poses questions.

Tree researcher Thomas Crowther is seeking to move his laboratory from ETH Zurich, which says it will not renew his contract.

DeepSeek-R1 performs reasoning tasks at the same level as OpenAI’s o1 — and is open for researchers to examine.

The pressures faced by lab leaders to be excellent researchers, teachers, managers, accountants and mentors can exact a heavy toll.

Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.

At-home DNA testing is no longer in high demand — and critics have raised concerns about unreliable tests and privacy.

The new president has signed decrees designed to shift the US government’s stance on climate and public health.

Amid stock-market jitters, firms in the sector to make progress — and to score hundreds of millions of dollars in investments.

Real-time imaging shows how plastic-stuffed cells form clumps that affect mouse movement.