In presenting a political polemic disguised as objective science, the authors of this paper and of other similar contributions choose to ignore the following facts: Israel employs precision munitions, ...

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Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some ...

Nature asked the world’s largest health-research funders what they are doing to study a life stage experienced by half of humanity. Here is what some of them told us.

Jan. 22, 2025 — Scientists can now identify the most harmful pollutants present in UK waters that are having the biggest impact on biodiversity thanks to pioneering AI ...

We sent emails to astrobiologists (scientists who study extraterrestrial life), as well as to scientists in other areas, including biologists and physicists. In total, 521 astrobiologists ...

This year saw massive policy changes in New Zealand’s science sector, with the coalition government changing tack on gene tech […] ...

Television hasn’t always been kind to science fiction, with smaller budgets to throw at special effects and epic, universe-spanning narratives getting cancelled before their time. But despite ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Scientists with disabilities are trying to make research labs more accessible. A recent field trip to the ...

Lance Becker, an expert in resuscitation, cardiac arrest, and critical care, told New Scientist in November. “We’re at a real paradigm-shifting moment as we redefine what is life and what is ...

We’re closing out the year with a roundup of the science stories that stood out to our editors in 2024. There are so many species facing extinction—but today we’re telling stories about the ...

In the US, around one in three homes is in this type of high-risk zone. So what's the science behind urban fires? And how do we protect ourselves in the face of them? Ira Flatow talks with Dr.