Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

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

The Trump administration upended federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits, slashing budgets across agencies like NASA, NIH and NOAA. NPR's Rob Stein and Katia Riddle spoke to scientists ...

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.

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

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

Trump is far from the first president to be deeply skeptical of the academic research community. But his second-term actions ...

US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and ...

Work in fields such as health and medicine, the environment, engineering and technology innovation have put FIU on the map. And 2026 looks to be another blockbuster.

SOCORRO, NM - 1999: These 27 moveable antennas, known as the Very Large Array, take in radio signals, some extremely faint, from throughout the cosmos, 1999 near Socorro, New Mexico. The VLA is a ...