The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

Foolish and counterproductive are two words that come to mind regarding the Trump administration’s plan to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. NCAR is the crown ...

Experts say the cuts to the federal workforce and climate science funding could cause decades of loss in human knowledge and discovery.

A growing number of medical experts and law enforcement officials are reversing testimony that put parents behind bars. But ...

A Delhi High Court plea seeks tax relief by reclassifying air purifiers—but doctors and device experts aren't convinced.

Marijuana is prescribed to help ease chronic pain and control nausea in cancer patients, but legal red tape has made more ...

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When it comes to science fiction, audiences love to have their minds blown as they are transported to unimaginable worlds ...

With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...

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 ...

The Trump administration has aggressively pulled America away from its global role in climate and environmental research, diplomacy, regulation and investment.

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...