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As international research projects are upended, European leaders say they will fill the funding void. Is that realistic?

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New evidence suggests the universe might not behave as expected, raising questions about the costs of being wrong.

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Opinion | Feminists have generated a set of tools to make science less biased and more robust. Why don’t more scientists use it?

Many years ago, I read a book about neurosurgery by a journalist who had undergone an operation for a brain hemorrhage. One anecdote is still vivid in my memory: a story about a neurosurgical resident ...

In many places, people consider trees an essential part of their communities, providing critical food and materials alongside less tangible gifts like shade, cooling, and refuge. A mature forest or ...