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Doctors were hopeful the drug, which was being tested in a large clinical trial by Novartis, was going to be a powerful new tool to fight heart disease.
Posted on 7 September 2026 | 6:55 pm
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The Japanese chemist played a key role in the discovery of electricity-conducting plastics, largely by accident.
Posted on 7 September 2026 | 5:31 pm
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Artificial intelligence was used to help develop a drug candidate, rentosertib, for a rare lung condition. Its maker says the drug also seems to reduce the biological hallmarks of age.
Posted on 7 September 2026 | 3:12 pm
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A Mesopotamian culture's decorated ceramics show some early roots of math, researchers argued.
Posted on 7 September 2026 | 9:00 am
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Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn.
Posted on 6 September 2026 | 10:36 am
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Researchers want to explore the idea that microscopic particles shed by alien civilizations have accumulated on the lunar surface, making it an archive of extraterrestrial technology.
Posted on 5 September 2026 | 9:02 am
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As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.
Posted on 5 September 2026 | 9:00 am
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Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 10:31 pm
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Meet the earliest known insects. Shaking hands with them will take a while.
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 3:00 pm
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For the marine archaeologist Sean Kingsley, the most honest history can be found on the seafloor.
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 12:43 pm
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They are moving too fast for the normal mind to keep up, but elite drivers have more densely packed brain cells where it counts and use their minds more efficiently.
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 9:00 am
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The preliminary research was conducted in mice, but scientists were optimistic the results would apply to humans. Clinical trials begin this month.
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 9:46 pm
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New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 6:11 pm
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More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived.
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 4:15 pm
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Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 4:11 pm
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For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:49 pm
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Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 12:47 pm
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The outdoor apparel maker joined environmental and Native American groups in challenging President Trump's reduction of Bears Ears National Monument.
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 3:09 am
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Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region's glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
Posted on 2 September 2026 | 5:24 pm
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A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn't fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say.
Posted on 2 September 2026 | 2:49 pm
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The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, which is affiliated with Drexel University, cited attendance struggles and higher costs in its decision to close.
Posted on 1 September 2026 | 11:18 pm
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The court said the measure, which required energy companies to pay $75 billion to the state, conflicted with federal law.
Posted on 1 September 2026 | 7:50 pm
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Today we visit Pennsylvania, where there's a high-stakes clash over A.I. jobs and the environment.
Posted on 1 September 2026 | 6:09 pm
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Her mapping of the ribosome, which led to new designs for antibiotics, faced years of derision, as many scientists saw it as a dead-end effort.
Posted on 1 September 2026 | 3:02 pm