I was settling into one of those airport activity tables with high stools and electric outlets at my flight’s gate, waiting for the agent to announce boarding, when I felt a gathering storm
After the prolonged shutdown of the US government, NASA has finally started its nonessential work back up. It’s starting off with a bang: The agency called a press conference to show its hitherto
A material that slips through skin might someday make needle-free insulin possible for people with diabetes. In mice and mini pigs, attaching the permeating polymer to insulin and applying the resulting compound like
In September, the federal committee that makes vaccine recommendations voted to change the childhood immunization schedule. That in itself isn’t unusual; past committees have done so over the years. But this time, careful
The Arctic char, a red-pink bellied relative of trout and salmon, is a staple food source for millions of people living in the Arctic. But that dynamic is being embrangled by climate change,
It was in physical education class when Laila Gutierrez swapped out self-harm for a new vice. The freshman from Phoenix had long struggled with depression and would cut her arms to feel something.
In 2025, more than 3,800 research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation were terminated or frozen as part of the Trump administration’s effort to realign funding priorities.
When it comes to learning something new, old-fashioned Googling might be the smarter move compared with asking ChatGPT. Large language models, or LLMs — the artificial intelligence systems that power chatbots like ChatGPT
Megan Murray has been in limbo. The Harvard University epidemiologist and infectious diseases doctor has grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to fund ongoing research on tuberculosis. Over decades, her work
Startup Valar Atomics said on Monday that it achieved criticality—an essential nuclear milestone—with the help of one of the country’s top nuclear laboratories. The El Segundo, California-based startup, which last week announced it
