All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward ...

Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025 ...

People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, ...

Nuclear fusion. People on Mars. Artificial general intelligence. These are just some of the advances that could come by the ...

The Trump administration’s cuts to research may have spoiled the country’s appetite for bold exploration.

Trump administration officials say changes to federal agencies engaged in science were made in the interests of better science that benefits more Americans. Many scientists we spoke with disagree.

The US administration is banking on public-private partnerships and an expanded workforce to deliver progress, but critics ...

Unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes are causing fundamental shifts in scientific research and outcomes.

Thirty years ago, astronomers weren’t sure planets beyond our solar system even existed. This year, NASA has confirmed its ...

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we do.

Science is supposed to make the world feel more understandable, but sometimes it does the opposite. Ancient viruses frozen in ...