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STAT+: Marc Tessier-Lavigne addresses new book’s allegations about his conduct in Stanford misconduct case

SAN FRANCISCO — Former Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne responded publicly for the first time Tuesday to allegations in a new book that he was forced to resign from the university not only because of flaws in his oversight of...

May 20, 2026

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Scientists Just Used Sunlight To Pull Off a Quantum Physics Feat Once Thought Impossible

We may finally know why dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms

STAT+: 23andMe offers to connect users’ DNA data with medical records

How sharing a psychedelic experience changes romantic relationships

STAT+: Marc Tessier-Lavigne addresses new book’s allegations about his conduct in Stanford misconduct case

Secrets of giant ancient jar in Laos unpacked at last

Summerlike heat is breaking records in the East. Here’s why

A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part VI: The Great Silence and the Great Filter

New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany

Colossal Hatches Healthy Chicks From an Artificial Egg, Setting the Stage for Giant Moa De-Extinction ​

Robust Skulls May be Why T. rex and Other Theropods Have Those Unusually Small Arms

Trump’s cuts to foreign aid are undermining the Ebola response, insiders say

California's Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive

Children of Centenarians Share One Surprising Habit That May Boost Longevity

Scientists Discover “Immature” Brain Cells That May Defy Alzheimer’s

Brain connectivity predicts how well antidepressants work compared to placebos

A Medieval Notebook Found in a German Latrine Sat Underground for Nearly 800 Years

The Boss, Banff’s Celebrity Grizzly Bear, Caused a 1,422-Car Bear Jam — Here’s Why It’s a Problem

The U.S. just experienced its hottest 12 months on record

NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars

NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby

Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole

NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach

NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater

Scientists Discover Cheap, Natural Remedy for High Blood Pressure

MAVEN Detects Rare Atmospheric Effect on Mars

STAT+: This spine surgery usually costs $1,400. Under No Surprises Act arbitration? $34,000

How AI helped treat a newborn’s ultra rare disease. ‘It was almost like a light switch.’

STAT+: Virginia governor vetoes legislation to create an advisory panel to lower the cost of prescription drugs

Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial

"I'll buy 10 of those"—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites

NASA’s Psyche Mission Aces Mars Flyby, Targets Metal-Rich Asteroid

More than 6% of young adults suffer from Internet Gaming Disorder, global study reveals

Archaeologists Discover Prehistoric Mountain Cave Packed With Mysterious Green Mineral

SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker’s death

What it’s like being stuck in a hantavirus quarantine for six weeks

Two AI-based science assistants succeed with drug-retargeting tasks

A Common Asthma Drug May Help the Immune System Fight Cancer Again

Solar farm on the ocean outperforms land-based solar in Taiwan

The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life

Earth’s Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling Fast and Scientists Finally Know Why

This Common Houseplant Is Secretly Using Advanced Geometry

Researchers who use hallucinated references to face arXiv ban

Why AI cannot do good science without humans

Teams of AI agents boost speed of research

River oxygen levels are dropping around the world as Earth warms

Newly discovered spider has happy face on its back

The hidden risks and realities of sexual behavior in moving vehicles

What freediving can reveal about human health — and our limits

An Explanation for the Massive Black Holes the JWST Found in the Early Universe

Colossal Hatches Healthy Chicks From an Artificial Egg, Setting the Stage for Giant Moa De-Extinction