March 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Shares of the bank stocks JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) fell 1.7% and 2.2%, respectively, for no obvious reason but likely due to new economic data and ongoing tariff news ...

Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer at Live Science with a focus on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her articles have also appeared in venues such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss.

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Coronary artery disease (CAD), or the narrowing of the coronary arteries, is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of plaque in the ...

Your editorial ‘Science communication will benefit from research integrity standards’ (see Nature 635, 8; 2024) highlights important challenges in science communication. But it overlooks a ...

Beyond aesthetics, this standardized currency symbol reinforces Saudi Arabia’s economic presence on a global scale. It will soon become a common feature across financial platforms, transactions, and ...

Currency symbols are more than mere symbols—they are the gateways to understanding the global financial landscape. As world citizens, we encounter currency symbols daily, whether planning a trip ...

But we weren’t always leaders in scientific advancement. It wasn’t until the 1950 establishment of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the largest funding source for basic research in the ...

Saudi Arabia on Thursday unveiled a symbol for the Saudi riyal approved by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). The reveal of the ...