Science in the United States took some big hits this year. The Trump Administration disrupted federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits. Administration officials say those changes were a ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...

In the mid-1980s, scientists published a startling finding–a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. That’s the ...

NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk. Time ...

Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in the Amazon, and fish noises. All right, it's time now for our science news ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon. It is ...

Researchers studying the human brain shared a lot of fascinating research this year, like how to keep brains young and how to reduce inflammation in joints. And it has been a banner year in brain ...

Cuts to scientific research focused disproportionately on research around diversity equity and inclusion. Some researchers say we're just beginning to understand the impact. In 2025, many federal ...