The deterioration of the Earth’s ozone layer, which protects the planet from harmful radiation, was viewed as an existential threat to humanity for decades. But today, you rarely hear about it. Ever ...

(Victor de Schwanberg/Science Photo Library/iStock/Getty Images) What do plants, toads, and mushrooms have in common? They ...

Anyone who keeps a bird feeder has likely had the same uneasy thought after seeing a sudden blur of wings in the yard: What ...

On a few special Saturdays out of the year, visitors to the St. Louis Science Center are treated with a mind-blowing event: The Amazing Brain Carnival. Featuring a variety of activities for guests to ...

Scientific expeditions require months of planning before scientists can acquire the first data. A bark cuts through the ...

For the past three decades, glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker has been investigating polar regions — the fastest changing areas on Earth. By studying the Arctic and Antarctic, she and other scientists ...

"These findings show the clear and powerful benefits that breath-watching meditation can bring," said professor Subramaniam.

Packalen is an associate professor of economics at the University of Waterloo. This essay is part of a First Opinion series on the future of the National Institutes of Health and American science.

Faced with both funding cuts and presidential imperial ambitions that threaten their research, researchers are getting ...