2025-02-08

National Institutes of Health radically cuts support to universities

Sudden and drastic change will make it hard for researchers to keep the lights on. [...]

2025-02-08

How Morocco Became the Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World

Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to science to be recognized. [...]

2025-02-08

Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change

The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up. [...]

2025-02-08

The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk

HIV research programs have been halted, and many treatment clinics are still closed, despite a waiver for “life-saving” humanitarian aid. [...]

2025-02-07

Return of the California Condor

North America’s largest bird disappeared from the wild in the late 1980s. [...]

2025-02-07

Here's How To See Six Planets in a Spectacular Planet Parade This Weekend

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus. [...]

2025-02-06

White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation

"This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China." [...]

2025-02-06

Parrots struggle when told to do something other than mimic their peers

When it comes to meaningless gestures, macaws try to follow the crowd. [...]

2025-02-06

NASA Is Hosting a Twitch Stream With the ISS: Here's How to Watch

Two astronauts -- one in space, and one on Earth -- will discuss daily life on the ISS, and you can ask them questions in the chat. [...]