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The decision by the Trump administration to defer maintenance of the Joint Polar Satellite System threatens to degrade the accuracy of weather forecasts

Our instinct is to protect our kids from failure. But learning from failure is an important life skill that can’t be overlooked

Overall, “space miso” tastes just like regular miso—but slight differences in its microbial profile suggest that extraterrestrial conditions affect how microbes grow and flourish

States sue HHS for public health cuts, measles cases continue to rise, and a study finds Americans live shorter lives compared with their European counterparts.

Advances recognized by science’s most lucrative awards include high-energy physics experiments and groundbreaking weight-loss treatments

By solving part of the Langlands program, a mathematical proof that was long thought to be unachievable, Dennis Gaitsgory snags a prestigious Breakthrough Prize

Our conscious awareness may be governed by a structure deep in the brain

The bacterial infection pertussis has sparked an uptick in cases nationwide and has caused two deaths in Louisiana

Becoming the first state to ban fluoride is going to cost Utah, both financially and dentally

The Dreamer AI system of Google's DeepMind reached the milestone of mastering Minecraft by ‘imagining’ the future impact of possible decisions

Damage surveys provide crucial information about when, where and how strong U.S. tornadoes are to better understand disaster risk

An internal FEMA memo says the agency is canceling future and existing grants that help states and tribes prepare for floods, tornadoes and other disasters

Just as tobacco companies knew they were poisoning people, today’s social media titans knowingly poison our politics, peddling lies and stoking angry divides for profit

For a long time, the Kakeya conjecture, which involves rotating an infinitely narrow needle, kept mathematicians guessing—until now

Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more important than honeybees

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history

USAID is responsible for global health efforts that have saved the lives of millions of children. What happens when those programs are cut?

Trump’s tariffs put a spotlight on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, which comprise a remote volcanic refuge for penguins and seals and a UNESCO World Heritage site

Bonobos’ grunts, peeps and whistles may share an advanced linguistic property with human language

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 is a building-sized space rock