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A fast-growing literature in economics studies such experience effects, drawing together work in sociology, social psychology, and neuroscience, to understand how past experiences sink into memory, are recalled when making decisions, and compete with other relevant sources of information we might have, to shape consequential behaviors throughout life. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej2368 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ael5805 Editors’ selections from the current scientific literature https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ael5805 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ael5804 Highlights from the Science family of journals https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ael5804 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed8133 An EU battery regulation can help drive toward a widely shared evidentiary system for sustainability governance https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed8133 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec4203 HomeScienceVol. 393, No. 6813A serendipitous sunset on MarsBack To Vol. 393, No. 6813 Full accessLetterLife in Science Share on A serendipitous sunset on MarsPaul L. 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Much of the information needed to understand its capabilities and risks—including results from evaluations of prerelease models and containment ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ael2161 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/content/article/china-mission-aims-moon-s-hidden-water-hopping-probe Chang’e-7 will sample lunar ice in a polar crater to trace its origins https://www.science.org/content/article/china-mission-aims-moon-s-hidden-water-hopping-probe Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/content/article/justice-department-calls-three-nsf-diversity-programs-unconstitutional New ruling bars programs said to discriminate by race and sex, six others can continue if modified https://www.science.org/content/article/justice-department-calls-three-nsf-diversity-programs-unconstitutional Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:48:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/content/article/massive-new-animal-disease-lab-kansas-runs-more-delays USDA doesn’t know when facility will be able to handle the most dangerous pathogens https://www.science.org/content/article/massive-new-animal-disease-lab-kansas-runs-more-delays Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:30:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/content/article/hundreds-paper-mill-papers-peddled-ads-were-later-published More than one-fifth of some IEEE conferences’ papers appear linked to authorship for sale https://www.science.org/content/article/hundreds-paper-mill-papers-peddled-ads-were-later-published Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:45:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/content/article/arson-attack-jolts-italy-s-bid-host-einstein-telescope Two scientists' cars were burned at the proposed Sardinian site, in what researchers say was an attempt to intimidate supporters of the gravitational-wave observatory https://www.science.org/content/article/arson-attack-jolts-italy-s-bid-host-einstein-telescope Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:45:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeb0357 Biosynthesis of ~3000 monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs), including the anticancer drug vinblastine, involves the highly unstable intermediate strictosidine aglycone. Its formation by strictosidine β-glucosidase (SGD) and subsequent conversion by ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeb0357 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh1429 Nanotubes represent an important class of crystalline materials, but controlling their structures, particularly chiralities, remains a fundamental challenge. In this work, we report a strategy for synthesizing transition metal dichalcogenide nanotubes ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh1429 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec6299 Viruses are intracellular parasites that reprogram the host proteome to promote replication and evade immune recognition. We applied a virome-wide library of ~10,000 open reading frames to discover viral ubiquitin ligases, mapping their mechanisms of ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec6299 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:01:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz4351 Biomedical research is increasingly constrained by repetitive, fragmented workflows that slow discovery. We introduce Biomni, a general-purpose biomedical artificial intelligence agent that autonomously executes diverse research tasks. To map the ... https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz4351 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:01:00 -0400