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.

People who use search engines develop deeper knowledge and are more invested in what they learn than those relying on AI chatbots, a study reports.

Battles between the Trump administration and academic institutions are putting important biomedical advances in limbo.

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A carefully crafted figure of a goose and a woman suggests that art reflecting spiritual beliefs entered a new phase among early villagers in the Middle East.

The Trump administration’s cuts to heat research come at a time when climate change is making extreme heat waves more common and intense.

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Video from the Haíɫzaqv Nation Indigenous community shows a wolf hauling a crab trap ashore. Scientists are split on whether it counts as tool use.

Newly mated parasitic queen ants invade colonies and spray their victims with a chemical irritant that provokes the workers to kill their mother.

Ancient RNA from Yuka, a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth preserved in permafrost, can offer new biological insights into the Ice Age animal’s life.

Interruptions, to-do lists, lack of autonomy — “time poverty” depends more on perceived shortages of time than actual ones, recent research suggests.

The drug enlicitide reduced cholesterol for adults with high levels due to an inherited disorder and may also work for a broader population.