Research Headlines

Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science
Thu May 21 6:00 am
Even with federal grants largely restored, scientists say the Trump administration is still preventing those funds from reaching them. The consequences, they say, are already becoming clear.
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Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur
Thu May 14 12:47 pm
They're calling it the "last titan" of Thailand. The sauropod — an herbivore with a long neck and tail — comes from the late Early Cretaceous period, some 100 to 120 million years ago.
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A brain-controlled system may help listeners with hearing loss cut through the noise
Thu May 14 7:00 am
A hearing system that monitors brain waves could help people with hearing loss communicate in noisy environments.
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Studying these young Alzheimer's patients led to breakthroughs. Trump cut the funding
Thu May 07 9:32 am
Families with rare gene mutations that cause Alzheimer's in middle age are giving scientists a unique window on the disease, and a quick way to test potential treatments.
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A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous
Fri Apr 24 4:03 pm
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.
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'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?
Fri Apr 24 6:00 am
Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts say it raises questions about how much risk comes with letting robots be in charge of their own learning. 

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Instead of civil war, a naked mole rat colony changed queens peacefully
Tue Apr 21 4:12 pm
These matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter, Arwen, without violence.
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In the brain, objects seen and imagined follow the same neural path
Tue Apr 14 6:00 am
New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural code.
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What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart
Mon Apr 13 6:00 am
A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war."
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Philanthropy is a 'significant form of power.' Here's how Jeffrey Epstein exploited that
Mon Mar 30 6:00 am
A large share of science funding comes through philanthropy, with little legal or public scrutiny. This lack of oversight allowed Jeffrey Epstein to cultivate scientists and launder his reputation.
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