Spain's BitTorrent users tend to download movies, whereas U.S. users swap music

Expanded by the addition of economists and reader suggestions, our list now shows 100 of the most followed scientists on Twitter

Expanded by the addition of economists and reader suggestions, our list now shows 100 of the most followed scientists on Twitter

Representative Andy Harris (R–MD) wants to require agency to find ways to lower age of first grant

New analysis suggests global heat sink underestimated

New analysis suggests global heat sink underestimated

Scientists will be able to download and reanalyze data, but caveats remain

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Representative Andy Harris (R–MD) wants Congress to order agency to find ways to lower age of first research grant

Representative Andy Harris (R–MD) wants to require agency to find ways to lower age of first grant

New report suggests computerized photo lineups might eliminate bias

Dispute over confidential NSF grant documents touches climate change play

Dispute over confidential NSF grant documents touches climate change play

2007 study of outbreak in Uganda offers most detailed clues to how virus spreads

2007 study of outbreak in Uganda offers most detailed clues to how virus is transmitted

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Thrips protect their offspring from desiccation, the first known example of this behavior in insects

But today’s scuffles are an ominous new turn of events

Pension plan still limited to a handful of institutions

Experiment make brass rods act like starlings

Staffers get an unprecedented look at confidential material; ranking Democrat lobs new criticism at panel chair

Right blend of social temperaments linked to spider colony survival

Problems with federal site listing drug industry payments may create confusion about potential conflicts of interest

Beetle takes advantage of ant in 52-million-year-old fossil amber