All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward ...

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we ...

Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025 ...

Conduction is the direct flow of heat from your warm body into your colder surroundings. In winter, all that heat escaping ...

The Trump administration upended federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits, slashing budgets across agencies like NASA, NIH and NOAA. NPR's Rob Stein and Katia Riddle spoke to scientists ...

Thirty years ago, astronomers weren’t sure planets beyond our solar system even existed. This year, NASA has confirmed its ...

Trump administration officials say changes to federal agencies engaged in science were made in the interests of better science that benefits more Americans. Many scientists we spoke with disagree.

As global lifespan extends, a shift in perspective is emerging at the intersection of biology, technology and self-care. A ...

The US administration is banking on public-private partnerships and an expanded workforce to deliver progress, but critics ...

US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and ...

Most importantly, the widespread use of AI tools has resulted in hyperproduction of so-called “AI slop”: low-quality ...