I’ve spent most of this year being pretty convinced that Donald Trump would be the 47th president of the United States. Even ...

The pandemic and the chaos and controversies that came with it led to an erosion of trust in scientists, and it may be a ...

Confidence that scientists will make decisions in the public interest nosedived at the onset of the pandemic but has now ...

People have long projected stories onto the poignant casts of Pompeii’s victims. A new study uses ancient DNA analysis to ...

Understanding complex climate science can be tricky enough, even in your own language. So what happens when none of the ...

This year's U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures ...

Findings suggested the Moon might hold exploitable resources, sparking discussions on sustainable space missions.

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A new study— published in Current Biology by a team of researchers at Harvard University and the Archaeological Park of ...

This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious ...

What was once fair under the law may become unfair when science changes. The law must react to uphold due process ...

Why do Science News stories use words like “could,” “may” and “suggests” when talking about scientific results? Every scientific finding has caveats, limitations and alternate ...