Ancient stone tools are ‘best’ evidence yet for early peopling of the Americas
14,550-year-old tools were preserved at the bottom of Florida river
Yes, Zika will soon spread in the United States. But it won’t be a disaster
The countdown to autochthonous transmission is on—but the epidemic will likely be tiny
Top stories: A wrinkle-zapping second skin, new support for ‘RNA world,’ and eukaryotes that ditched their own power supply
The week’s top Science news
Earth’s microbes get their own White House initiative
Obama Administration rounds up funding commitments for tools to tease out microbial interactions on land, sea, and body
‘RNA world’ inches closer to explaining origins of life
New synthesis path shows how conditions on early Earth could have given rise to two RNA bases
Soil moisture alters next-day rainfall in the United States
Wet soils fuel rain in the West, but reduce it in the east
New satellites get to the bottom of space weather
Mission studies the clash between the magnetic fields of Earth and the sun
First eukaryotes found without a normal cellular power supply
Microbe living in chinchilla guts jettisoned its mitochondria
For cholesterol study volunteer, an unsettling discovery in a <i>Science</i> paper: herself
Her experience raises questions about how researchers communicate with participants
Zika causes microcephaly in mice
Animal models further solidify link between the virus and brain damage to fetuses
NEON’s new CEO promises to ‘build a bridge’ to ecologists
Battelle’s Rich Leonard doesn’t see further descoping of troubled project
Tau protein—not amyloid—may be key driver of Alzheimer’s symptoms
Accumulation of tau in the brain predicts cognitive decline
Head of Taiwan's Academia Sinica resigns
Biochemist Wong Chi-Huey was under fire for alleged insider trading
Legal culls don’t buy goodwill for wolves
Wolves are still hated—and more are poached
NSF director unveils big ideas, with an eye on the next president and Congress
Plan spells out six proposed “research frontiers” and three “process” changes
Gene-edited cattle produce no horns
New technique could eliminate the need for painful dehorning
New analysis teases out largest ever haul of exoplanets from Kepler data
Researchers confirm the discovery of 1284 new exoplanets
Five amazing plants new to science
Discoveries featured in first report on state of the world’s plants
NIH plans overhaul of clinical center leadership
Problems with drug manufacturing, patient safety led to shakeup
How the Venus flytrap got its taste for meat
Plant turned preexisting defenses against insect pests into weapons for catching and eating prey
Which reptile is the next giant panda?
Wikipedia study suggests that crocodiles, Komodo dragons have our hearts
Six finalists to compete for Open Science Prize
NIH, Wellcome Trust to award $230,000 prize to improve data access
Earth’s ancient atmosphere was half as thick as it is today
New lava bubbling technique may help solve longstanding mystery
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New ‘second skin’ could zap wrinkles, ease eczema
Invisible film acts like a facelift in a tube
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