Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United ...

A court ruling that blocks Trump administration vaccine policy is a win for science. But much work remains to rebuild trust ...

Orchids don’t always reward their pollinators — sometimes they mislead them. From flowers that mimic insect mates to blooms that smell like rotting fish, orchids have evolved remarkable strategies to ...

Mosquitoes stop feeding because signals from rectal cells tell them they’re full, offering a target for preventing human ...

Experimenters hope to harness the powerful effects of medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy at doses smaller than those studied most.

You’re hosting a wedding at your home next summer, and the happy couple asked you to decorate the four gardens on the grounds ...

Data suggest people lived at Chile’s Monte Verde site thousands of years later than thought, challenging key “pre-Clovis” evidence. Not all agree.

Magnetic crystals provide the earliest evidence yet of the plate tectonics that likely made Earth habitable, pushing its start back by 140 million years.

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen environmental ...

Microbes play a crucial role in maintaining the levels of many nutrients in our environment, but warming could disrupt their function in certain cycles.

Seemingly random charging of identical materials depends on the carbonaceous molecules stuck to their surfaces ...

She was the recipient of the Victor Cohn Prize for Medical Science Reporting in 2018.