An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars of grants that are awarded by federal agencies
The National Science Foundation can continue to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars from researchers in several states until litigation aimed at restoring it plays out
More fireflies than usual are lighting up summer evenings in the U.S. Northeast
An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches
A scientific journal has retracted a controversial study that hinted at the possibility of a bizarre life form
Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada
The largest digital camera ever built has released its first shots of the universe
A new study finds an Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass
Federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese researchers with smuggling a crop-killing fungus into the U.S. last summer
Final results from a long-running U.S.-based experiment show a tiny particle continues to act strangely -- but that’s still good news for the laws of physics as we know them
Scientists say a new planetarium show about the Milky Way has helped them unlock one of the solar system’s many secrets
Space weather forecasters say northern lights may be visible in parts of the northern United States following weekend solar storms
Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient people who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America
Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants
Skin experts say people of color still need to wear sunscreen
New research finds clownfish shrink their bodies to survive warming oceans
A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors
New experiments show eggs are less likely to crack when they fall on their side
A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite
A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the bone collector
A new study shows female bonobos team up to fend off males in the wild
Scientists say a newly discovered green comet likely has broken apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye
Scientists may have found a new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system that orbits two failed stars
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness
