Big brute 5 billion light-years from Earth is 36 billion times as massive as the Sun
New method reveals perhaps the most massive black hole yet spotted
Big brute 5 billion light-years from Earth is 36 billion times as massive as the Sun
NIH ponders overhauling HIV budget to capitalize on prevention breakthrough
Scientists warn $1 billion push for “implementation science” spurred by promise of lenacapavir will hurt research on new treatments and vaccines
Scientists warn $1 billion push for “implementation science” spurred by promise of lenacapavir will hurt research on new treatments and vaccines
Trump order aims to politicize decisions on federal science grants
Researchers worried by plan giving political appointees more control over where funding goes
Researchers worried by plan giving political appointees more control over where funding goes
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear
In Guinea, the United States helped beat back malaria. Now, the disease is set to soar
Foreign aid cuts are expected to cause a rise in malaria cases and deaths across sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign aid cuts are expected to cause a rise in malaria cases and deaths across sub-Saharan Africa
Could lithium stave off Alzheimer’s disease?
The metal is depleted in brains of people with disease and can reverse memory symptoms in mice, new study shows
The metal is depleted in brains of people with disease and can reverse memory symptoms in mice, new study shows
Possible genetic clues to ME/chronic fatigue syndrome identified in massive study
DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals”
DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals”
Ancient Europeans resisted inequality for 5000 years
Farming and draft animals didn’t stratify societies in Carpathian Basin
Farming and draft animals didn’t stratify societies in Carpathian Basin
Video reveals cockatoos have 30 unique dance moves—including headbanging
Researchers now know why the caged bird dances: a form of mentally enriching play
Researchers now know why the caged bird dances: a form of mentally enriching play
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