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European Parliament wins concessions to bring Horizon Europe budget to €85 billion—but research advocates remain unimpressed

A novel project aims to temporarily protect humans from COVID-19 with a nasal spray

A modern, stabler version of the oral vaccine may reduce the risk of vaccine-derived outbreaks

Despite election loss, White House tries to influence quadrennial assessment

New flight patterns cut survey time from 2 days to just 3 hours

Rule limiting agency use of certain scientific studies could be finalized

Pfizer and BioNTech announced ground-breaking mRNA vaccine is 90% effective but provide little data so far.

Crisis could get much worse before new administration takes power

Researchers worried for future of iconic radio telescope after second cable tears through its dish

The new president will likely cancel a host of Trump executive orders

In Kerala state, health minister K. K. Shailaja is fighting to prevent a new surge

Work by Jason Richwine has generated controversy

Independent experts push back against regulators’ optimistic view of clinical data

A trial showed that nitazoxanide, an antiparasitic drug, lowers virus levels in patients. Scientists say it’s irrelevant

Encouraging national trends hide a complex picture of “100 epidemics,” some rising, some falling

Preventing hot spots of COVID-19 transmission has emerged as a key challenge in the fight against the virus

The food system emits so much greenhouse gas that the world will exceed international climate targets—even if all other sources are eliminat...

A reservoir in the ancient city of Tikal contains traces of zeolite, a volcanic mineral still used for filtration today

On this week’s show: A new crop of black hole mergers from gravitational wave hunters, and a new database that tracks decades of Arctic anim...

Sweeping DNA study reveals identity of ancient horse lords

Temporary side effect leads to hold on clinical trial as scientists explore different dosing strategies

Several scientists fail to win seats in Congress, while referenda seem poised to win

Early hunting was “gender neutral,” archaeologists suggest

Even with infusion of federal cash, plan to build NuScale plant too pricey for some

Nearly 10,000 common gene variants influence how tall a person becomes