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Top U.S. science funder slows research grants to universities

It's not clear why the National Science Foundation may be limiting funding to certain U.S. universities

These exotic particles could break physics

'Penguin' decays from CERN's latest Large Hadron Collider experiment hint at weird new physics

Scientists are racing to stop a type of Ebola we have no vaccine for

A deadly Ebola outbreak is spreading fast—and U.S. cuts to foreign aid are making it worse

Hurricane season explained—and what to expect in 2026

Hurricane season is shaped by the ingredients needed to produce a tropical cyclone, and this year the Atlantic may be relatively quiet

China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

REBECCA ROBBINS AND GINA KOLATA

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.

China launches rival to SpaceX Falcon 9 with zero warning

China apparently didn't issue any airspace or maritime notices ahead of the maiden launch of this rocket on Monday

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Andrew Scott talks about World War II, D-Day and weather forecasting for his new film Pressure

Andrew Scott plays World War II meteorologist James Stagg in a new film Pressure, which explores the crucial role weather forecasting played in D-Day

How the war in Iran is affecting your dinner plate

Agriculture is at risk of a crisis because of this Middle East conflict. The reason why has to do with how fertilizer is made

Oldest cave art in the U.K. discovered inside Wales cave

A new analysis of red lines inside a U.K. cave suggest they were made deliberately by ancient humans some 17,000 years ago

Giant Stone Urns Hint at the Death Rites of a Lost People in Laos

FRANZ LIDZ

Thousands of mysterious containers lie scattered across northern Laos. These “death jars” may have provided a form of communal interment, archaeologists reported.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being explored as a long COVID treatment. Here’s what the research shows

Some clinics are touting pressurized oxygen chambers as a treatment for long COVID, but the evidence is mixed

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

ERIC NIILER

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

EPHRAT LIVNI

Once widespread in Japan, the colorful birds went from being fairly commonplace in the country to being on the verge of extinction.