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The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants

The discovery that a toxin made by bacteria found in dirty water might help trigger ulcerative colitis could lead to new treatments for this form of IBD

The discovery that a toxin made by bacteria found in dirty water might help trigger ulcerative colitis could lead to new treatments for this form of IBD

New work pinpoints origins for the planet Theia, whose ancient collision with Earth likely produced the moon

Now that Comet 3I/ATLAS has emerged from the Sun's glare, its behavior is being monitored by every available observatory.

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A gaseous, dusty structure in the Cygnus X star formation region is reminiscent of a glowing diamond ring. There are others that are similar, but they're spherical and this one is flat. A team of researchers have figured out why.

The CDC this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence

Astronauts strapped moss spores to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months - and most of them survived the challenging experience

Astronauts strapped moss spores to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months - and most of them survived the challenging experience

The moss Physcomitrium patens joins tardigrades and thale-cress as a species that has survived in space

After her shocking lung cancer diagnosis, the late Susan Wojcicki dedicated herself to fighting the disease and looking for answers

A machine-learning breakthrough could lift the veil on Earth’s early history—and supercharge the search for alien life

Scientists have observed mice helping each other when they encounter difficulties during birth, prompting a rethink of caregiving among rodents and other animals 

Scientists have observed mice helping each other when they encounter difficulties during birth, prompting a rethink of caregiving among rodents and other animals 

The European Space Agency (ESA) brings public and ESA-wide recognition of the outstanding performance of European companies working in the frame of ESA programmes and projects.

Fitness influencers promote superhigh-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use

Smile has passed its qualification and flight acceptance review, meaning that it meets all requirements for launch. The launch window has been set for 8 April to 7 May 2026.

Over the course of billions of years, the universe has steadily been evolving. Thanks to the expansion of the universe, we are able to “see” back in time to watch that evolution, almost from the beginning. But every once in a while we see something that doesn’t fit into our current understanding of how the universe should operate. That’s the case for a galaxy described in a new paper by PhD student Sijia Cai of Tsinghua University’s Department of Astronomy and their colleagues. They found a galaxy formed around 11 billion years ago that appears to be “metal-free”, indicating that it might contain a set of elusive first generation (Pop III) stars.

As AI systems exceed one benchmark after another, our standards for “humanlike intelligence” keep evolving

Orforglipron, a GLP-1 drug taken as a pill, achieved positive results in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes, although it seems less effective than injectable drugs