Unlaid egg discovered in ancient bird fossil
One hundred and 10–million-year-old discovery could reveal how animal perished".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
Clever math enables MRI to map molecules implicated in multiple sclerosis, other diseases
New techniques wring subtle signals from data already produced by scanners".
Appeals court dismisses charges of institutional racism at U.K.-Kenyan research partnership
Six plaintiffs failed to prove their careers suffered because of their skin color, court says".
Girls who share a womb with boys tend to make less money than those with twin sisters
Provocative study looked at more than 700,000 births over more than a decade".
Does jailing people before trial make cities safer? Not always, new research suggests
Social scientists partner with prosecutors to get definitive answers".
Countries demand their fossils back, forcing natural history museums to confront their past
Curators face up to colonial-era exploitation in the acquisition of dinosaurs, other specimens".
Japanese court rules against journalist in HPV vaccine defamation case
Vaccine advocates hope ruling's narrow focus in will limit the global impact".
NIH may bar peer reviewers accused of sexual harassment
Agency reminds community of existing rules aimed at avoiding bias in review".
Third court upholds EPA policy barring grantees from its advisory panels
Critics says the policy favors industry-friendly members over qualified scientists".
This cuckoo catfish tricks other fish into raising its head-chomping young
Fostered fish hatch fast to ensure a place in the mouth of the unsuspecting foster parent".
Top stories: Jack the Ripper, engineering coral, and the first woman to win math’s Nobel
This week’s top Science news".
New effort aims to study brain diseases in African-Americans
Center will probe links between genetics and neuropsychiatric illnesses to help personalized medicine reach this population".
Scientists fight over threat to Texas songbird—and who owns the data
Controversial paper on warbler numbers was marked for retraction, then reinstated".
New neurons for life? Old people can still make fresh brain cells, study finds
A new salvo in the debate over whether humans still make new brain cells as we get older".
Duke University settles research misconduct lawsuit for $112.5 million
Former university biologist who blew the whistle on data fabrication could get as much as one-third of total".
New U.S. sanctions put spotlight on Iranian research institute
Trove of stolen documents apparently fueled action against 31 researchers and entities".
Volcanic lightning may be partially fed by Earth’s natural radioactivity
Decay of radioactive atoms could boost electrical charges in eruption plumes".
Emissions growth in United States, Asia fueled record carbon levels in 2018
Progress toward Paris goals falters as emissions rise 1.7%".
EPA panel seeks to bring back fired scientists for clean-air review
Critics say the panel lacks necessary expertise".
Watch the nightmarish attack of a phantom midge larvae
High-speed video reveals a lake predator’s lightning strike".