US grant applicants surge at prestigious European research agency
Money could become harder to come by for European scientists if the overall European Research Council pot does not dramatically...
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More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds
Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of preventable cancer cases.Credit: Jorge Sanz/SOPA Images/LightRocket/GettyNearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide are...
This robot hand detaches and walks by itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKIMGrFPnWAHuman hands are incredibly dexterous tools — but they have their limits. They are asymmetric, they have only a single...
Pesticide cocktails negatively affect soil biodiversity
Nature, Published online: 28 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00039-4A much-needed assessment of the scale of the effects of pesticides on soil biodiversity...
Guinea-Bissau suspends US-funded vaccine trial as African scientists question its motives
Guinea-Bissau will implement a universal birth-dose policy for the Hepatitis B vaccine in 2027.Credit: Enrique Lopez-Tapia/Nature Picture Library/AlamyPublic-health authorities in...
key NIH review panels due to lose all members by the end of 2026
Membership at many of the high-level advisory coucils for the US National Institutes of Health is dwindling ― a decline...
mathematics was built on infighting and emotional turmoil
The Great Math War: How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics Jason Socrates Bardi Basic (2025)In the...
How do vaccine cutbacks affect public health? Ask Japan
Despite having a strong healthcare system, vaccine hesitancy and mixed messages from government have curtailed some immunization efforts.Credit: Carl Court/GettyWhen...
How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought
Some 150 million years ago, Europe was tropical — and mostly underwater. The entire continent was closer to the equator...
Chinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: what happens next
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak is a nuclear-fusion research reactor in Hefei, China.Credit: Zhang Yazi/China News Service/VCG via GettyResearchers working...
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