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Simons Observatory's large telescope slated for October 2026 sky survey

Science reports three smaller telescopes are seeking possible traces of inflation in the cosmic microwave background.

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Radiocarbon dates prompt a rethink of the Inca empire's timeline

Science Magazine's podcast explores how archaeologists are revisiting the empire's inception and growth.

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Study links scientists' work to a dangerous bacterium's evolution

News from Science says an analysis of more than 1,000 bacterial genomes connects a deadly 1919 dinner to Botox.

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Botox was born by domesticating a killer bacterium
Genome analysis shows how decades of lab cultivation turned C. botulinum, the canned food killer, into a potent tool for medicine and the beauty industry

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National Institute of Justice plans research into a possible link between gender dysphoria and violent crime

News from Science reports scientists and activists fear political bias and doubt the work can be rigorous with available data.

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USDA to spend $180 million sequencing samples held in its repositories

Science says the funding will expand efforts to describe the genetics of seed banks.

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Tight-space seeking may help explain why a ‘brain-eating amoeba’ ends up in the brain

News from Science reports Naegleria fowleri usually eats bacteria; a study suggests tight spaces may help it find prey.

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‘Brain-eating amoeba’ appears to love crawling into narrow spaces

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Bleached corals fully recover in seven weeks after contact with healthy clones in a lab

Phys.org reports that fragments kept just millimeters apart died, while corals in contact with healthy clones recovered.

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Seven cuttlefish glow red under fluorescent light in a reported first addition of a new gene to a cephalopod

NewsfromScience reports the added gene is in every cell, including eggs and sperm, and their young glow too.

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Scientists engineered a glowing cuttlefish. Why was it so hard?

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Predictive tools and the question of who needs antidepressants

Science reports researchers are finding new ways to match patients to their optimal treatment amid a U.S. push for “deprescribing.”

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Japan’s MMX Phobos sample-return mission launches on October 20

New Scientist reports that the mission aims to return a sample that may reveal how Phobos and Deimos formed.

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AI agent asks ecologist whether wolf population method could be adapted to find software bugs

NewsfromScience says the ecologist’s method estimates wolf populations using data affected by “imperfect detection.”

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Programmable pasta dough could make packing easier

Science reports that flat, programmable materials form familiar 3D pasta shapes when boiled.

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Hominin finds challenge Lucy’s place in the human family tree

News from Science says older and same-age hominin finds pushed the human–chimp ancestral split millions of years earlier.

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Judge halts closure of USDA’s largest research campus and Forest Service research reorganization

News from Science reports the judge found the plans likely illegal; transfers threatened to uproot scientists and derail research.

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Researchers release 36 preprints made with BootLoops AI tools

Science reports researchers paired BootLoops with Claude for three months to tackle problems with shared mathematical structures.

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Study links workplace devaluation to gendered faculty departures in the US

NewsfromScience reports that US women faculty shared hundreds of examples of devaluation with computational social scientist Katie Spoon.

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NSF backs KBR’s selection for $8 billion Antarctic contract despite watchdog and researcher concerns

Science reports that the agency says it has “resolved” questions about KBR winning the contract.

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Chronicle Heritage, a major employer of archaeologists, shuts down

Science reports that Chronicle Heritage’s “ungraceful exit” has left many researchers fearful for the future.

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Department of Energy announces second round of Genesis Mission awards for AI in science

Science reports larger grants and a planned fellowship program to shorten the path to a Ph.D.

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A 1960 population ‘doomsday’ prediction pointed to November 13, 2026

News from Science says the population was about 8 billion in October 2026, not approaching infinity as predicted.

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Will the world end next month? Science said so, in 1960
Researchers concluded that doomsday will fall on 13 November—but not for the reasons we might expect today

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Simons Observatory's large telescope slated for October 2026 sky survey

Radiocarbon dates prompt a rethink of the Inca empire's timeline

Study links scientists' work to a dangerous bacterium's evolution

National Institute of Justice plans research into a possible link between gender dysphoria and violent crime

USDA to spend $180 million sequencing samples held in its repositories

Tight-space seeking may help explain why a ‘brain-eating amoeba’ ends up in the brain

Bleached corals fully recover in seven weeks after contact with healthy clones in a lab

Seven cuttlefish glow red under fluorescent light in a reported first addition of a new gene to a cephalopod

Predictive tools and the question of who needs antidepressants

Japan’s MMX Phobos sample-return mission launches on October 20

AI agent asks ecologist whether wolf population method could be adapted to find software bugs

Programmable pasta dough could make packing easier

Hominin finds challenge Lucy’s place in the human family tree

Judge halts closure of USDA’s largest research campus and Forest Service research reorganization

Researchers release 36 preprints made with BootLoops AI tools

Study links workplace devaluation to gendered faculty departures in the US

NSF backs KBR’s selection for $8 billion Antarctic contract despite watchdog and researcher concerns

Chronicle Heritage, a major employer of archaeologists, shuts down

Department of Energy announces second round of Genesis Mission awards for AI in science

A 1960 population ‘doomsday’ prediction pointed to November 13, 2026

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Simons Observatory's large telescope slated for October 2026 sky survey

Radiocarbon dates prompt a rethink of the Inca empire's timeline

Study links scientists' work to a dangerous bacterium's evolution

National Institute of Justice plans research into a possible link between gender dysphoria and violent crime

USDA to spend $180 million sequencing samples held in its repositories

Tight-space seeking may help explain why a ‘brain-eating amoeba’ ends up in the brain

Bleached corals fully recover in seven weeks after contact with healthy clones in a lab

Seven cuttlefish glow red under fluorescent light in a reported first addition of a new gene to a cephalopod

Predictive tools and the question of who needs antidepressants

Japan’s MMX Phobos sample-return mission launches on October 20

AI agent asks ecologist whether wolf population method could be adapted to find software bugs

Programmable pasta dough could make packing easier

Hominin finds challenge Lucy’s place in the human family tree

Judge halts closure of USDA’s largest research campus and Forest Service research reorganization

Researchers release 36 preprints made with BootLoops AI tools

Study links workplace devaluation to gendered faculty departures in the US

NSF backs KBR’s selection for $8 billion Antarctic contract despite watchdog and researcher concerns

Chronicle Heritage, a major employer of archaeologists, shuts down

Department of Energy announces second round of Genesis Mission awards for AI in science

A 1960 population ‘doomsday’ prediction pointed to November 13, 2026