Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.

In people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers linked minimal to moderate physical activity to a 3-to 7-year delay in cognitive symptoms.

The grisly infrared camera footage records a never-before-seen hunting tactic. It may have implications for bat conservation.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

The mRNA platform offers the advantage of faster vaccine production, which could allow more time to decide on which flu strains to cover.