Science
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Changes in wildlife activity patterns in response to war in Ukraine
Conflict zones are inherently hazardous and inaccessible for researchers, which results in a knowledge gap about the immediate effects of armed conflicts on the environment, particularly wildlife. We...
Ultrathin polymer membranes with locked intrinsic microporosity for hydrocarbon fractionation
Membrane technologies offer an energy-efficient alternative to conventional distillation for hydrocarbon fractionation, but they suffer from a trade-off between fast liquid transport and high molecula...
CD4 <sup>+</sup> T cells impair tumor growth through IL-3 and TNF-dependent vascular damage
Most cancer immunotherapy strategies are focused on direct tumor killing by immune cells, especially T lymphocytes. Clinical and conceptual limitations of these approaches create a need for additional...
A space telescope is falling to Earth. NASA is racing to rescue it
Vehicle will attempt a daring capture-and-boost mission to extend the life of the Swift observatory
Russia plans deep quest for ‘endless oil’
Soviet-era theory touted by Putin’s former campaign manager claims oil deposits can form without organic matter
Reanimating ELIZA, the world’s first chatbot <b>Inventing ELIZA</b> <i>Sarah Ciston, David M. Berry, Anthony C. Hay, Mark C. Marino, Peter Millican, Jeff Shrager, Arthur I. Schwarz, Peggy Weil</i> The MIT Press, 2026. 350 pp.
A simple program created in the 1960s laid the groundwork for future conversational computers
Making the most of your time at work <b>80,000 Hours: How to Have a Fulfilling Career That Does Good</b> <i>Benjamin Todd</i> Harmony, 2026. 384 pp.
Thinking strategically from the start could help you do more good over the course of your career
Age and early life adversity shape heterogeneity of the epigenome across tissues in macaques
Age and early life adversity (ELA) are key determinants of health, but whether they affect similar physiological mechanisms across tissues is unknown. We generated DNA methylation (DNAm) profiles acro...
Britain’s next research choice
Ten years ago, the Brexit referendum began the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU), forcing British science to confront a serious question: What place should the UK occupy in Europ...
Strain-induced fully coherent triphase nanoarchitecture in refractory high-entropy alloys
Nanostructured materials have exceptional properties, yet scalable fabrication of bulk, three-dimensional, nanograined structures remains a formidable challenge. We report the self-assembly of a fully...
New list of political jobs at science agencies called ‘weird and capricious’
NIH programs and leadership are hit hard; other science agencies are barely mentioned
Another red alert for American science
Although research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s...
<i>Viola</i> seed pod architecture shapes sequential, force-augmented pinching
Many plants explosively launch seeds, but these natural catapults often display inefficient, unpredictable energy transfer in seed ejection. Violets ( Viola spp...