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Brought to you by Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology Now accepting entries for the US$ 25,000 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology Application Deadline June 15, 2026 www.eppendorf.com/prize VOLUME 392 | ISSUE 6797 | 30 APR 2026 Telling truth from lies in a world of AI: read this week’s News Feature.  Special Issue Feature The misinformation accelerator By Kai Kupferschmidt To misinformation researchers, AI is a scourge—and a powerful new tool Read more Editorial Editorial Seabed mining needs integrity, not haste By Aline Jaeckel Read more News In Depth  |  Science Policy Trump fires entire body overseeing the National Science Foundation By Jeffrey Mervis Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence Read more In Depth  |  Biomedicine Vaginal bacteria turn newborn skin into a beneficial ‘bioreactor’ By Jennie Erin Smith Lipid synthesized on skin may promote brain development—and a swabbing with vaginal fluid can provide it to C-section babies Read more In Depth  |  Veterinary Science Foot-and-mouth disease explodes in South Africa By Elizabeth Pennisi A strain originating in wild buffalo is spreading rapidly in cattle as UN agency warns of threats in other countries Read more In Depth  |  Infectious Disease How an HIV/AIDS tragedy spurred human evolution By Jon Cohen High death toll in a South African province rapidly shaped immune system genes Read more In Depth  |  Research Funding European funder alters rules, leaving scientists shut out By Holly Else Facing flood of proposals, European Research Council says unsuccessful applicants must wait longer to reapply Read more In Depth  |  Theoretical Physics Bizarre Hawking radiation may smooth the jagged hearts of black holes By Adrian Cho Hawking’s signature prediction may prevent vexing singularities from forming Read more Feature Reality check By Kai Kupferschmidt AI-generated images have left us questioning what is real. 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