Confidence in scientific institutions mostly survived the first Trump administration. What will happen to it now?

Scientists worry the abrupt drop in official numbers suggests a troubling trend: the politicization of vital statistics.

The billionaire's new job raises tricky First Amendment questions, with implications for public health, says Ari Cohn.

Researchers are sprinting to compile their own datasets and DIY sites. Lawmakers aren't doing much to reverse course.

Fusion technology is a long way from powering a grid — if it ever will. Dozens of fusion startups have launched anyway.

In “Seven Deadly Sins,” neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the science behind Dante’s greatest transgressions.

India extracts more groundwater than any other country worldwide, even more than the U.S. and China combined. In 2024, the country drew nearly 65 trillion gallons of water from its aquifers. A major ...

What are the odds of an asteroid of dangerous dimensions striking the planet? If you wait long enough, it’s 100 percent. And they don’t even have to be especially gargantuan to cause widespread harm: ...