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Nicknamed the “Big Wheel,” a giant, spiral-shaped disk galaxy was spotted in an unusually crowded part of the early universe just two billion years after the big bang

Bacterial vaginosis is an irritating overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria. A new study has found that some cases of the condition should be treated like a sexually transmitted infection.

Colossal Bioscience says it has “de-extincted” the dire wolf, but other scientists disagree and say more important conservation science is being lost in all the hype

Agency officials said Monday that NOAA would continue to maintain the Joint Polar Satellite System, crucial weather satellites, after a previous memo suggested maintenance would be deferred

After netting the world’s highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on his legacy and the future of physics

A new surgical procedure to permanently change eye color is gaining traction in the U.S. But many ophthalmologists fear long-term unknowns

New studies underscore the difficulty of implanting entirely fictional events in a person’s recollection

The Trump administration decision to halt funding endangers immunization of 75 million children over five years. More than 1.2 million deaths could result

Physicists think the insides of black holes may be complex mazes of tangled strings in higher dimensions

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