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 ...

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.

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

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

Thousands of scientific papers have used data collected by users of the platform iNaturalist, according to new research. By Emily Anthes In the spring of 2019, a nature photographer hiking in the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope blasted off from a launchpad in French Guiana in 2021, before reaching a spot in orbit a million miles away. It soon began breaking cosmology.

Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics. Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed ...

Ms. Covey Denton presented experiments on ENC At Three with host Baileigh Bockover that you can recreate at home.