Loss of support staff has slowed critical investigations of drug manufacturers. Little relief has materialized.

The U.S. has one of the world’s most advanced systems to monitor air pollutants. Can it keep up with a changing climate?

Until recently, a small team issued timely guidance on the types of contraception certain high-risk women should use.

It felt like the floor dropped out,” researcher Uri Manor said after the sudden suspension of his lab’s award.

Millions have been spent to catch plagiarism and AI with tools from education company Turnitin. Is the tech worth it?

The move will likely solidify the foundation’s outsized role in global health, particularly as the United States, the United ...

To survey the planet's vast biodiversity, some scientists are banking on environmental DNA, robots, and more.

Scientists are testing new tools to spot the origin of cheetahs poached from the wild and smuggled for the pet trade.

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The foreskin-removal procedure raises tricky questions about medicine, consent, bodily autonomy, and sexual pleasure.

Some 40 million people — a quarter of the population — are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Why are simple solutions not being applied?

The share of Black students completing STEM degrees was growing until the early 2000s. What went wrong?