We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
News of NIH funding cuts have trickled out in recent months. A new study tallies what’s been terminated.
The porpoise is critically endangered. Ancient Chinese poems reveal the animal’s range has dropped about 65 percent over the past 1,400 years.
In chess as in life, people use memory as a shortcut for decision-making. That strategy can backfire when the present doesn’t resemblance the past.
As calls to end fluoride in water get louder, changes to the dental health of children in Calgary, Canada, and Juneau, Alaska, may provide a cautionary tale.
Societal upheaval can trigger uncertainty, which makes people susceptible to cognitive traps. Experts suggest some simple tools can help.
Across much of the world, loneliness increases from middle age to later years. That trend is reversed in the United States, a new study shows.
The Trump administration has reportedly disrupted over 100 clinical trials. Science News spoke to researchers about the impacts on four of them.
For a good night of sleep, consider getting your circadian rhythm back in sync with the sun. Here’s how to do it.
Adam Becker’s new book, More Everything Forever, investigates the dangers of a billionaire-driven tomorrow, in which trillions of humans live in space, served by AI.
