In 2025, the Trump administration froze or ended about 5,300 NIH and NSF research grants totaling over $5 billion in unspent funds, a decision that reshaped many fields of science.
After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.
From blaming the victim to replying "I have no interest in your life" to suicidal thoughts, AI chatbots can respond unethically when used for therapy.
A safety device helped maintain a buried person’s oxygen levels for up to 35 minutes, tests show, buying crucial time for an avalanche rescue.
Cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within a few months of their immunotherapy lived longer than those who did not, health records show.
Scientists have linked bipedalism to changes in how the human pelvis developed millions of years ago.
DNA from Napoleonic soldiers’ teeth uncovered two fever-causing bacteria that may have worsened the army’s fatal retreat from Russia.
Glioblastoma doesn't just affect the brain. It also erodes bones in the skull and changes the composition of immune cells in skull marrow.
Biomedical engineer Erika Moore investigates diseases that disproportionately affect women of color.
Using a scratch-and-sniff test, researchers discovered that smell loss after COVID-19 may linger for more than two years.
