Artificial insemination a win for Zimbabwe’s farmers
Artificial insemination improves livestock in Zimbabwe. Researchers recorded a 35 per cent fertility increase in poultry
Tag: SCIENCE
As Trump Comes After Research, Forest Service Scientists Keep Working
Forest Service Scientists describe how they’re preparing for the upcoming field season despite the challenges.
Wastewater helps monitor cancer-causing HPV
Uruguayan scientists analysed wastewater to monitor HPV and the findings were consistent with patient samples from smear tests.
Q and A: HIV shot ‘must reach all who ask for it’
A Q&A session with Yvette Raphael, who wants everyone to have access to the injectable treatment, HIV shot, called lenacapavir.
How Trump’s Dismantling of NOAA Threatens the Keeling Curve—and Why That Matters
A small group of scientists is scrambling to preserve our ability to track atmostpheric carbon dioxide.
Trump NIH Cut Research Grants Even After Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
Trump’s NIH cut research grants even though a judge had already blocked the cuts.
How Trump is undoing an American legacy
In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has slashed federal agencies, canceled national reports, and yanked funding from universities. The shockwaves will be felt worldwide.
The World is Heating Up. How Much Can Our Bodies Handle?
How much heat can our bodies handle? Scientists put people in a heat chamber for nine hours. Here's what they learned.
America Will Pay Dearly for the NIH’s Mindless War on Wokeness and DEI
Colleges, businesses, patients, students, workers, and US excellence will all suffer—and for what? On February 7, the National Institutes of Health announced a 15 percent cap on indirect costs—an allowance that previously has averaged about 30 percent across the nation. For UNC, it meant a 40…
How to build a human
A forensics company tells cops it can use DNA to predict a suspect’s face. Scientists worry the tool will deepen racial bias.
Scientists are looking for CO2-gobbling microbes, called—extremophiles—in extreme environments, like your home
How the microorganisms lurking in your dishwasher could turn out to be climate superstars.
As Tornado Alley shifts east, bracing for impact in unexpected places
Scientists say that over the last 30 years in the Northeast, they have seen more tornadoes, and there have been more favorable environments for tornadoes.
The teen who’s developing a treatment for skin cancer, one bar of soap at a time
Time magazine has named a 15-year-old scientist ‘Kid of the Year’ after he devised a skin cancer-treating soap.
Meet the scientists behind the Glacial ice sanctuary
Glacial ice contains valuable data about climates past. These researchers are working to preserve those records for the future.
More Than 700 Scientists Call on Biden, Congress to Scrap Plans for New Land-Based Nuclear Missiles
As the Pentagon certified the continuation of the new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic nuclear missile (ICBM) today, 716 scientists are calling for the program to be cancelled.
‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, but Experts See Repeat of Covid Missteps
The World Health Organization considers the virus a public health concern because of its potential to cause a pandemic, yet the U.S. has tested only about 45 people across the country.
