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Greenland sharks have hearts that can function normally for more than a century

On Monday the Supreme Court paused a ruling by a federal appeals court that prevented health care providers from prescribing mifepristone by telemedicine, setting the stage for further action from the nation’s highest court

Banning cell phones in schools has been touted as a silver bullet for poor test scores and low student well-being and attendance, but new research suggests the results are more mixed

Tiny plastic particles drifting in Earth’s atmosphere could have a significant warming effect, a new study finds

Massive investments in AI may bring synergy and revenue to SpaceX, or could create problems for it and NASA, especially if the AI bubble pops

Hantavirus spreads through contact with rodents and causes rare infectious diseases that can lead to kidney failure or a buildup of fluid in the lungs

Marijuana is far from a “silver bullet” for various illnesses, but it has some promising applications, scientists say

Three 2026 Breakthrough Prize winners reflect on developing Luxturna, a gene therapy that treats blindness caused by rare inherited eye diseases

A look at what makes scorpions so deadly, why there’s hope for preeclampsia and how President Trump is gutting wind energy

This annual meteor shower occurs as Earth passes through the dusty debris left behind by Halley’s Comet as it journeys around the sun

A new analysis shows that the Trump administration has terminated more than 100 advisory committees to science agencies—and reduced the transparency and independence of those that remain.

The FDA rejected the promising skin cancer drug RP1 twice, leaving many puzzled and worried about what this means for other drug approvals

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.

While there is no immediate danger, this crash highlights that space junk is increasingly expanding out of lower-Earth orbit

This next-generation plane is made to go faster than sound without producing a full sonic boom

Nearly a third of all U.S. adults are sleeping fewer than the recommended seven hours per night on average

A draft bill would preserve NASA’s overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation’s budget by 20 percent.

The migration of birds from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding grounds in the north is in full swing

The Kardashev scale is an interesting but flawed gauge of a civilization’s growth

Rate limits on Claude and other tools could hint at a deeper squeeze on the chips, power and data centers needed to run advanced AI. Researcher Lennart Heim explains