Nancy Shute, Editor in Chief, discusses big advances across science in 2025 as well as the assault on science by the Trump administration.

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These five early- and mid-career researchers are shaking up what we know about the Arctic, black holes and beyond.

Expectations of continued success for American science were shaken this year when the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in funding and fired thousands of scientists.

That day is the center of “Impact: The End of the Age of the Dinosaurs,” a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. “There’s no doubt — well, arguably at least — that ...

A machine learning analysis of wild lion audio reveals they have two roar types, not one. This insight might help detect where lions are declining.

In 2025, the Trump administration froze or ended about 5,300 NIH and NSF research grants totaling over $5 billion in unspent funds, a decision that reshaped many fields of science.

Simple chemistry could give the reindeer his famously bright snout. But physics would make it look different colors from the ground.

People with Gulf War Illness found relief from migraines after a month on a low-glutamate diet, hinting at a new way to ease symptoms.

Funding uncertainties are pushing U.S. space scientists out of the field and putting existing and future space missions on the chopping block.

Skin is a barrier meant to keep small invaders out. Products making their way across it should boost that mission.

The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.