Researchers now know why the caged bird dances: a form of mentally enriching play
Video reveals cockatoos have 30 unique dance moves—including headbanging
Researchers now know why the caged bird dances: a form of mentally enriching play
Month: August 2025
Using electrons to make art, this scientist’s biology images grace rock albums and stamps
Steve Gschmeissner’s electron microscope image of liver cholesterol won a Wellcome Photography Prize this year
Steve Gschmeissner’s electron microscope image of liver cholesterol won a Wellcome Photography Prize this year
Has NSF defied a court order by suspending 300 UCLA grants?
Federal judge to hear arguments relating to preliminary injunction to restore funding for other UC grants
Federal judge to hear arguments relating to preliminary injunction to restore funding for other UC grants
NIH details options for limiting its payments for open-access publishing fees
Other publishing proposals would scrap reimbursements or pay peer reviewers, unprecedented steps for a major government funder
Other publishing proposals would scrap reimbursements or pay peer reviewers, unprecedented steps for a major government funder
Why a top economist discounts Trump’s claim U.S. jobs data are ‘rigged’
A former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics rebuts reason why president fired the agency’s leader
A former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics rebuts reason why president fired the agency’s leader
Immune-dodging cells could give diabetes treatment a shot in the arm
In first human test, genetically modified pancreas cells injected into patient’s arm evade immune attack, produce insulin
In first human test, genetically modified pancreas cells injected into patient’s arm evade immune attack, produce insulin
Mysterious killer of sea stars finally identified
Discovery of a bacterium could reveal more about massive die-off, perhaps aid recovery
Discovery of a bacterium could reveal more about massive die-off, perhaps aid recovery
One-fifth of computer science papers may include AI content
A surge in AI-generated text has been detected in papers across many disciplines since the release of ChatGPT
A surge in AI-generated text has been detected in papers across many disciplines since the release of ChatGPT
Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds
Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers
Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers
Ecuador eliminates science agency in major reorganization
Plan to revamp research and merge environment and energy ministries sparks concern
Plan to revamp research and merge environment and energy ministries sparks concern