# nih (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover nih. Page: Feed: --- ## [Footprints may reveal biggest known mammal from age of the dinosaurs](https://www.science.org/content/article/footprints-may-reveal-biggest-known-mammal-age-dinosaurs) _2026-08-20 · Taylor Mitchell Brown · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Beefy tracks point to a Cretaceous critter as big as a large dog or mountain lion ## [Scientific spat erupts over claim that bones have key immune vessels](https://www.science.org/content/article/scientific-spat-erupts-over-claim-bones-have-key-immune-vessels) _2026-08-20 · Catherine Offord · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Discovery of lymphatic tubes suggested new possibilities for bone healing, but challenge has prompted dueling papers and publication delay in prominent journal ## [NASA abandons orbit-boosting rescue mission for space observatory](https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-abandons-orbit-boosting-rescue-mission-space-observatory) _2026-08-20 · Daniel Clery · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Novel rescue craft unable to connect with doomed Swift Observatory ## [For investigators in NIH’s autism initiative, funding comes with a ‘big spotlight’](https://www.science.org/content/article/investigators-nih-s-autism-initiative-funding-comes-big-spotlight) _2026-08-20 · Sara Reardon · Latest News from Science Magazine_ First public presentation of studies on environmental factors touts rigorous science amid charged political climate ## [AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people's minds. What's their secret?](https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-chatbots-are-becoming-experts-changing-people-s-minds-what-s-their-secret) _2026-08-20 · Kai Kupferschmidt · Latest News from Science Magazine_ ChatGPT and other AIs use a flood of facts, and the occasional lie, to persuade humans ## [‘Brain-eating amoeba’ appears to love crawling into narrow spaces](https://www.science.org/content/article/brain-eating-amoeba-appears-love-crawling-narrow-spaces) _2026-08-19 · Isabella Backman · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Claustrophilic behavior may help Naegleria fowleri find food—and accidentally travel up the human nasal cavity ## [Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to hiding COVID-19 communications](https://www.science.org/content/article/former-fauci-adviser-pleads-guilty-hiding-covid-19-communications) _2026-08-19 · Jon Cohen · Latest News from Science Magazine_ David Morens awaits sentencing after admitting to trying to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests ## [Fastest known star could reveal the spin of our galaxy’s giant black hole](https://www.science.org/content/article/fastest-known-star-could-reveal-spin-our-galaxy-s-giant-black-hole) _2026-08-19 · Daniel Clery · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Racing at 8% the speed of light, record-setting object orbits the Milky Way’s black hole every 8.7 years ## [Mysterious droplets in cat kidneys may help felines send long-lasting messages](https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-droplets-cat-kidneys-may-help-felines-send-long-lasting-messages) _2026-08-19 · Olivia Ferrari · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Lipid envelopes allow cat “calling cards” to survive for months in the environment ## [China mission aims for the Moon’s hidden water with ‘hopping’ probe](https://www.science.org/content/article/china-mission-aims-moon-s-hidden-water-hopping-probe) _2026-08-19 · Dennis Normile · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Chang’e-7 will sample lunar ice in a polar crater to trace its origins ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QSYqE0rQ0qpf) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Truck-size crocodilians once ruled South America’s wetlands](https://www.science.org/content/article/truck-size-crocodilians-once-ruled-south-america-s-wetlands) _2026-08-19 · Phie Jacobs · Latest News from Science Magazine_ The region’s enormous herbivores, some weighing more than 1 ton, were no match for this prehistoric beast ## [Is NSF’s new call for research proposals good news? Scientists and staffers have doubts](https://www.science.org/content/article/nsf-s-new-call-research-proposals-good-news-scientists-and-staffers-have-doubts) _2026-08-19 · Jeffrey Mervis · Latest News from Science Magazine_ The long-delayed 12 solicitations only cover some disciplines—and promise to give them much less money ## [Could indigo light prevent nearsightedness in children?](https://www.science.org/content/article/could-indigo-light-prevent-nearsightedness-children) _2026-08-18 · Zoe Beketova · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Study of tree shrews points to specific wavelengths of light that might help stave off myopia ## [Medieval Europe was battered with 16 catastrophic floods in just 2 years](https://www.science.org/content/article/medieval-europe-was-battered-16-catastrophic-floods-just-2-years) _2026-08-18 · Julia Vaz · Latest News from Science Magazine_ The intense deluges, never before documented, represent the highest number of back-to-back extreme weather events in the past 700 years ## [NIH lifts ban on funding research in South Africa](https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-lifts-ban-funding-research-south-africa) _2026-08-18 · Jon Cohen · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Researchers who study HIV, tuberculosis, and other infectious disease in the country welcome policy change ## [NIH plan to keep peer-review scores for grants secret draws concern](https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-plan-keep-peer-review-scores-secret-sparks-uproar) _2026-08-17 · Jocelyn Kaiser · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Under “binning” proposal, applications’ numerical ratings would no longer be used for final funding decisions ## [Justice Department calls three NSF diversity programs unconstitutional](https://www.science.org/content/article/justice-department-calls-three-nsf-diversity-programs-unconstitutional) _2026-08-17 · Jeffrey Mervis · Latest News from Science Magazine_ New ruling bars programs said to discriminate by race and sex, six others can continue if modified ## [Massive new animal disease lab in Kansas runs into more delays](https://www.science.org/content/article/massive-new-animal-disease-lab-kansas-runs-more-delays) _2026-08-17 · Kate Jen Li · Latest News from Science Magazine_ USDA doesn’t know when facility will be able to handle the most dangerous pathogens ## [Surprising uniqueness of Puerto Rico’s trees could make them more resistant to drought](https://www.science.org/content/article/surprising-uniqueness-puerto-rico-s-trees-could-make-them-more-resistant-drought) _2026-08-14 · Mona Patterson · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Two trees from the same species can vary in how they transport and manage water, improving specieswide drought resilience ## [NIH is ending a key grant for budding clinical researchers](https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-ending-key-grant-budding-clinical-researchers) _2026-08-14 · Jocelyn Kaiser · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Agency will no longer allow K career awards to fund clinical trials ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bteS3w1CqOIt) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Slavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans today](https://www.science.org/content/article/slavery-linked-mortality-gap-between-black-and-white-americans-today) _2026-08-14 · Laura Martín Agudelo · Latest News from Science Magazine_ New study is among the first to quantify and explain slavery’s influence in contemporary U.S. health disparities ## [Drought may have driven Brazil’s first yellow fever outbreak in nearly 80 years](https://www.science.org/content/article/drought-may-have-driven-brazil-s-first-yellow-fever-outbreak-nearly-80-years) _2026-08-14 · Ailie McWhinnie · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Dry conditions forced forest-dwelling primates into the cities, bringing with them mosquitoes—and disease ## [Budget cuts and delays leave hundreds of Argentine postdocs in limbo](https://www.science.org/content/article/budget-cuts-and-delays-leave-hundreds-argentine-postdocs-limbo) _2026-08-14 · María de los Ángeles Orfila · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Many scientists are scrambling to make ends meet and reconsidering their future in research ## [\Science\ investigation casts doubt on genes hailed for warding off Alzheimer’s disease](https://www.science.org/content/article/science-investigation-casts-doubt-genes-hailed-warding-alzheimer-s-disease) _2026-08-13 · Charles PillerJennie Erin Smith · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Mutations found in Colombian families raised hopes for treatments. Altered patient data and suspect images call their benefits into question ## [A new explanation of why the universe’s supply of nuclear matter is fixed?](https://www.science.org/content/article/new-explanation-why-universe-s-supply-nuclear-matter-fixed) _2026-08-13 · Adrian Cho · Latest News from Science Magazine_ Experiments point to an alternative origin of a particle accounting tool called the baryon number