David Kessler took GLP-1 drugs to help manage his weight. In his new book, he explains why the drugs are revolutionary, but ...

Katie Edwards has lost millions of dollars in grant money, bringing her research to a standstill. She’s taking the fight to ...

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Is the Hubble constant—a key part of how we measure the expansion of our universe—in a crisis? Some cosmologists say yes.

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Geologist Steve Squyres risked his career and millions of dollars to get two rovers roaming on Mars. But the mission almost didn’t make it to the launch pad. Steve and NASA engineer Jennifer Trosper ...

Physicist Suchitra Sebastian may have discovered a new state of matter. But the hardest part was convincing the doubters.