New leader of NIH’s research watchdog faces staff revolt

Letters from ORI staff warn that “tensions and conflicts” are “tearing the office apart”

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Q&A: Kathryn Partin, new ORI head

The former neuroscientist is guarded about her plans for the research watchdog, though she says ORI’s plagiarism policy deserves a “fresh look”

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What queues up better than the British? Trilobites!

Trilobite fossils reveal some of the first known mass animal migrations

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Earth-like planet found orbiting our nearest stellar neighbor

New exoplanet is just 4.25 light years away around Proxima Centauri

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‘Octobot’ is the world’s first soft-bodied robot

Flexible machine goes where no robot has gone before

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Atomic bombs and oil addiction herald Earth’s new epoch: The Anthropocene

Geologists vote to seek a “golden spike,” but call for formal acceptance faces skepticism

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Carp undergo ‘reverse evolution’ to get their scales back

Once bred to be nearly scaleless, the common carp reverts to its wild look

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Bolder tadpoles spread more disease

Differences in behavior create “superspreaders”

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Simple test could quickly detect tuberculosis in developing countries

New approach looks to be far more accurate and easy than existing versions

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As lab-grown meat inches closer to U.S. market, industry wonders who will regulate?

Existing rules may not apply to new foods

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Updated: Companies settle gene technology patent fight that was shrouded in mystery

Illumina, Oxford Nanopore Technologies reach agreement in closely watched case

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Test your smarts on genetic hacking and the origins of life!

Take the Science Quiz and test your knowledge of the week's hottest science news. Play now for your chance to win a free subscription to Science!

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Ministry purge may be a lifeline for embattled Russian Academy of Sciences

New science minister promises to review controversial reforms

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Solar still made of bubble wrap could purify water for the poor

New solar technology can also turn seawater into drinking water

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Scientists can see through these rodents

“uDISCO” method uses solvents to render entire bodies transparent

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Top stories: New support for an ‘RNA world,’ reinventing the genetic code of life, and Soviet secrets hidden in anthrax DNA

The week’s top Science news

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Why are these 1000-year-old dogs buried under the Lima zoo?

Mummified human and dog remains hint at long-ago sacrifice

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Video: Zebra finch call prepares their eggs for climate change

“It’s hot” calls linked to smaller body size, higher reproductive success in hatched chicks

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Chemistry group throws out election results after fears of vote rigging

Online voting system produces improbable tallies

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Podcast: How mice mess up reproducibility, new support for an RNA world, and giving cash away wisely

On this week’s show: Kelly Servick talks about how the microbiomes of model mice can change the outcomes of experiments, and a daily news roundup

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