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First and last authors more likely to be men in leading science journals

Women’s growing participation in research is not always matched by high-profile authorship positions.Credit: Pierre Trihan/AFP via Getty In some ways,…

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Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue

Y-shaped biomolecules called antibodies are scientific workhorse tools that researchers use to bind to and track specific proteins.Credit: Nemes Laszlo/Science…

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Supply Drop #42 Status: Received Message: Can you hear me, Fleur? Can anyone hear me? These supply deliveries arrive at…

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Stress impairs your brain’s ability to link memories — dampening insight

Stress has widespread effects on the brain.Credit: K H Fung/Science Photo Library Acute stress makes it difficult to link memories…

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Should I get a dog? What to know about pet ownership as a scientist

When clinical scientist Grace Hallinan relocated from Ireland to the United States in 2018 for a postdoctoral position, she immediately…

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China moves AI brain implants from trials towards real-world use

A brain-computer interface developed by Chinese company NeuroXess.Credit: Chengdu Economic Daily/VCG via Getty Chinese companies are racing to develop and…

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US biology lab locked down for more than a week amid smuggling inquiry

A lab at the University of Indiana Bloomington is under scrutiny from the US Department of Agriculture.Credit: Michael Hickey/Getty Biologists…

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AI bills can be as big as a postdoc salary. Is the cost worth it?

Research laboratories are weighing up the costs and benefits of paying for artificial-intelligence tools.Credit: J Studios/Getty James Zou has spent…

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How a passion for baking fermented a fresh career move

Chantle Edillor 00:08 I believe that the creativity, you know, the uniqueness of the perspectives that I had, you know,…

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Systematic partisan content skews in TikTok during the 2024 US elections

Ethics statement Throughout this study, we took care to follow relevant ethical standards. The use of sock puppet accounts is…

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