Ceratosaur Fossil Auctioned for $30.5 Million by Sotheby’s

The price paid for the juvenile specimen of the 150-million-year old predatory dinosaur is the third-highest on record.

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Upended by Meth, Some Communities Are Paying Users to Quit

Unlike with opioids, there is no medication to suppress cravings for meth and other stimulants. As use soars, hundreds of clinics are trying a radically different approach.

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Trump Official Accused PEPFAR of Funding Abortions in Russia. It Wasn’t True.

PEPFAR, the AIDS relief program, hasn’t operated in Russia since 2012.

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Snakes Use Smelly Musk to Keep Ants Out of Their Pants

Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.

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Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows

An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science shows the impact of the administration’s budget plan on the kind of studies that produce the most breakthroughs.

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A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

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New Research Questions Severity of Withdrawal From Antidepressants

Warnings about withdrawal from antidepressants have rippled through society in recent years. A new study claims they are overblown.

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Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice

New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.

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U.S. Science Cuts in Antarctica May Embolden China and Russia

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.

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How Parasitic Cowbirds With No Parents Learns What Species They Are

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and learn what they really are.

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