Advances recognized by science’s most lucrative awards include Large Hadron Collider experiments and groundbreaking ...

In a world of constant stimulation, the thalamus filters which thoughts we become aware of and which we don’t.

Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial ...

Arrests of scholars by US President Donald Trump’s administration prompts lawsuit alleging free-speech violations.

Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But ...

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Solar panels that are 99% Moon dust could be a low-cost solution to powering a future lunar base 1. To survive in the harsh ...

After cancelling nearly all NIH projects studying transgender health, Trump’s team instructs the US biomedical agency to ...

The fierce debate about smartphones and adolescent mental health rests on conflicting science. Researchers and technology ...

More than 200 federal grants for research related to HIV and AIDS have been abruptly terminated in the past few weeks.

Europe is advertising itself as a destination for embattled US scientists. It seems many are considering leaving.

The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...