Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science
The number of students admitted to Ph.D. programs this fall dropped 15 percent from the previous year, according…
Egypt uncovers long-forgotten 1,600-year-old, Byzantine-era city in latest western desert discovery
Archaeologists uncovered a long-forgotten, 1,600-year-old city in Egypt that includes preserved watchtowers, a church and a haul of…
This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.
A SpudCell on a microscope slide Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can…
Study: “Israel’s Basket” led to a wave of price increases
A study by the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University and Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona…
The cycle of violence: From Israel-Palestine to Iran and back
Summary The United States and Israel’s war in Iran has meaningfully shifted political dynamics in the Middle East…
HHS Launches Unprecedented Department-Wide Effort to Restore American Leadership in Clinical Trials
WASHINGTON—JUNE 22, 2026—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a coordinated department-wide effort* to…
FDA pilot program aims to speed up early-stage clinical trials
Lizzy leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the…
Europe’s budget battle begins as leaders spar over China challenge – POLITICO
But while the G7 was dominated by the world’s hottest issues ― the Iran peace plan, military support…
Israeli drug-free nanomedicine gives fresh hope in battling aggressive breast cancer
In a breakthrough, scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have engineered nanoparticles that treat aggressive “triple-negative” breast…
UC Berkeley named top public university in the U.S. and No. 7 in the world by ‘U.S. News’
The 2026 Best Global Universities rankings evaluated 2,250 research institutions from more than 100 countries. By Lila Thulin…
Asia FX Talk – It is finished? US and Iran reach deal
The US and Iran reached an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides meeting…
New OMB rule threatens to politicize science, undermine U.S. research
Childhood leukemia, a likely death sentence when I was a medical student, is now survivable for most children.…