Science still made incredible breakthroughs while under attackButterfly loss, ancient human intelligence and hereditary fitness are among the findings that might be more significant than some people realizeBy F.D. Thousands of research grants, including more than 3,800 from the US National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation alone, were frozen or canceled. After several false starts, a group of paddlers completed the journey in 44 hours and 10 minutes, publishing their findings in Science Advances in June. In one study, published in October in Nature Communications, scientists infected mice with a virus similar to SARS-CoV-2, then let them mate. However, a study published in August, based on more than 21,000 volunteers, found that women with extra weight around the hips and thighs had healthier hearts than slimmer women.

Source: Taipei Times December 30, 2025 16:07 UTC