Humberto Basilio

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DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other apes

April 08, 2025 | 08:00PM

What makes us human? Milestone ape genomes promise clues
More than 200 federal grants for research related to HIV and AIDS have been abruptly terminated in the past few weeks

March 30, 2025 | 08:00PM

Big cuts to US AIDS prevention feared as NIH axes HIV research grants
The effects of a proposed green-energy facility in Chile could be devastating for some of the most powerful instruments available to astronomers

March 18, 2025 | 08:00PM

Light pollution threatens fleet of world-class telescopes in Atacama Desert
The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests

March 13, 2025 | 08:00PM

‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts
Trainees in big research groups tend to go on to greater academic success than their small-group counterparts ― but are more likely to quit academia altogether

March 06, 2025 | 08:00PM

How a PhD student’s lab size affects their chance of future academic success
But even a weaking of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could have grave consequences worldwide

February 25, 2025 | 08:00PM

Iconic ocean-current system is safe from climate collapse ― for now
The American Society for Microbiology deleted terms such as equity from its website, sparking protests from members

February 06, 2025 | 08:00PM

“We are a target”: scientific society under pressure after Trump DEI crackdown
Climate models predict that the number of heat-related deaths could soar in cities over the coming century, even when efforts are made to keep people safe

January 26, 2025 | 08:00PM

Extreme heat will kill millions of people in Europe without rapid action
Some are hopeful, but others worry that Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will follow in her controversial predecessor’s footsteps rather than stand up for science

May 29, 2024 | 08:00PM

Mexico’s next president is likely to be this scientist — but researchers are split in their support

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