SCIENCE

A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants.A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants. Read More

A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed.A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed. Read More

The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term.The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term. Read

The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft. Read More

“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said.“It was hiding in plain sight all this time,” one researcher said. Read More

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult.Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult. Read More

Future games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple venues in order to adapt to a changing climate, new research suggests.Future games will need to be held at higher altitudes, and spread over multiple venues in order to adapt to a changing climate, new research suggests. Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules. Read More

Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica.Low clouds have lifted long enough for helicopters to ferry scientists and their gear to a fast-melting glacier on the edge of Antarctica. Read More

Records show that Karen Budd-Falen, a top Interior Department official, didn’t disclose a contract between her husband and the developers of a mine approved by the agency.Records show that Karen Budd-Falen, a top Interior Department official, didn’t disclose a contract between her husband and the developers of a mine approved by the agency. Read More