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Top advisers in NASA’s Office of the Chief Scientist are among the first to go amid a government-wide downsizing effort

A new report finds that butterfly populations in the continental U.S. declined by one fifth between 2000 and 2020—but it’s not too late

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences should denounce the antiscientific policies of the Trump administration

COVID’s emotional and educational strain on children still lingers, but educators and mental health specialists say they are far from a “lost generation”

Animal emotions—including joy—may be key markers of conscious beings

Despite headlines, there were fewer food recalls in 2024 than in 2023, but more people died from food poisoning linked to outbreaks

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows

For the second time in two years, a commercial lunar lander built and operated by Intuitive Machines has fallen over on the moon

Mathematicians discuss some of the most compelling unsolved problems in the field

Masculinity isn’t “toxic” by itself, but the strain boys feel from society and parents to meet unrealistic expectations is

Flickering loops in the sun’s corona may appear before dangerous solar activity

In this week's news roundup, we dig into measles misinformation, ozone recovery and new findings on using nasal cartilage to treat knee injuries.

Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should be—then found it

Scientists and supporters rallied in cities across the U.S. and Europe to protest dramatic funding cuts and other attacks from the Trump administration

The current system of daylight saving time and early school start times wastes billions while causing more car accidents, workplace injuries and health issues

Trump could drop a federal lawsuit against a petrochemical plant that emits chloroprene. Here’s a look at the cancer-causing chemical

The Federal Emergency Management Agency must show in one week whether it is complying with a judge’s ruling that blocks the Trump administration disaster aid freeze

Climate change is real. Dismantling our federal weather agency won’t change that

People who are rated as good storytellers exhibit a purpose-oriented mindset and big-picture thinking more often than others

The “quarantine fatigue” of 2020 became an ongoing “pandemic fatigue,” a complex set of emotions that continues to affect the nation