The Ig Nobels are science’s most lighthearted event. This year is ‘not typical’
Amid Trump research cuts, visa restrictions, and international conflicts, some winners sit out the celebration of whimsical science
Amid Trump research cuts, visa restrictions, and international conflicts, some winners sit out the celebration of whimsical science
Political directives have undermined agency’s independence and record of supporting the best basic research
More than 1200 scientists and developers explore how large language models can be applied to materials science and chemistry
Flies, beetles, wasps, and other creatures from the Cretaceous reveal ecosystems details of the Gondwanan supercontinent
In games with toys, “gifted” dogs can extend names to new objects with the same purpose as known ones
Sharp drop in grant awards leaves researchers frustrated
Aedes aegypti further adapted to life around humans when it arrived in the Americas, study of hundreds of mosquito genomes reveals
Shots target group B streptococcus, a little-known microbe that can cause stillbirths and life-threatening disease in infants
Even in athletes without chronic traumatic encephalopathy, brain tissue showed neuron loss and other changes, though their significance isn’t clear
Lab-grown organoids reproduce some of a kidney’s internal structure and function