- June 27, 2025
Brazilian archaeologist who upended ideas on early human migration
Credit: Lena Trindade/BrazilPhotos/Alamy Niède Guidon, a Brazilian archaeologist, was one of the first researchers to challenge a long-standing consensus on
the real problems — and best fixes
Since taking over as the top US health official in February, Robert F. Kennedy Jr has overseen radical changes that
study of 100,000 applicants hints at why
The Matthew effect describes how scientists who win grant funding early in their careers are more likely to have success
For the future
The crackle of the campfire was the only thing that could be heard in the stillness of the hilltop. The
Some US researchers want to leave the country. Can Europe take them?
In early May, European politicians and university leaders gathered in Paris at Sorbonne University to deliver a message to US
How to address gender equity in science in Africa
To ease the gender gap in photonics, Salah Obayya offers flexible deadlines, part-time work schedules and even a bus service
How DEI is misunderstood — and the real route to gender equality
Patriarchy Inc.: What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality and Why Men Still Win at Work Cordelia Fine Atlantic (2025)
Japanese spacecraft has probably crash-landed on Moon — again
A Japanese spacecraft has probably crashed on the Moon, the second failed landing attempt for Tokyo-based private firm ispace. The
Illustrators call out journals and news sites for using AI art
Manual reconstructions, such as this image of the extinct Australian bird Genyornis newtoni, can depict prehistoric creatures with more detail
NIH grant cuts will axe clinical trials abroad — and could leave thousands without care
Diseases caused by HIV and drug-resistant tuberculosis could surge globally as a result of research-grant cuts made by the US