Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now ...

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two ...

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For years, Republicans in Congress have been trying to cut Pentagon initiatives to fight extremism in the military. Now, the Trump administration may be poised to end those anti-extremism efforts.

U.S. tech stocks plunged on Monday, amid a wider market sell-off. The culprit: DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence ...

January 28, 2025 • While NASA was trying to put a man on the moon, the Navy was quietly conducting a series of tests to see if humans could live and work on the deep seafloor.

In northern California, a group of volunteers spend every night from late fall through winter as crossing guards–escorting ...

This year's Caldecott medal went to a book about an older sister frustrated when her baby brother "helps." The Newbery went to a middle-grade tale about a time traveler at the turn of the century.

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived ...

A message to USAID staff, obtained by NPR, says it will analyze "actions within USAID that appear to be designed to circumvent the President's Executive Order" freezing most foreign aid.

For our Sense of Place: Boston series, we sat down with professor Adrian Anantawan, the world-class violinist who co-founded ...