Is science’s dominant funding model broken?
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How the grid came to shape the US landscape
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How I’m using AI tools to help universities maximize research impacts
From the Internet to CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing, many seeds of progress were planted initially in the ivory tower of academia.
See how your body works in real time — wearable ultrasound is on its way
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How the Lindau conference helps early-career researchers tap into a global network of Nobel laureates
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Does Ozempic boost fertility? What the science says
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Families given cash with no strings spend more money on kids
Mothers who received substantial monthly cash transfers as part of a study of low-income households spent more time and money
Daily briefing: ‘Open-washing’ plagues big AI
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Galapagos battles goats and tourists in 1974
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