An ocean world that's teeming with microbes — and who knows what other kinds of life — is currently the best explanation for some chemical signatures that the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted in ...

DOE has unveiled 26 Genesis Mission AI challenges to accelerate innovation across energy, discovery science and national security.

Cancer is a major global public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where nearly 70% of cancer-related deaths occur and access to specialized care is limited. As we mark ...

According to temperature records, 2024 was the hottest year in America on record. As America retreats from clean energy, China’s government has expanded investment in renewables, including the tandem ...

Editor’s note (May 19th 2025): On May 16th, MIT said that Aidan Toner-Rodgers was no longer in the MIT PhD program. The university “has no confidence in the provenance, reliability or validity of the ...

Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released the first National Cislunar Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy to address how U.S. S&T leadership will support responsible, ...

Ingrid Daubechies, of Duke University, receives her National Medal of Science from Arati Prabhakar, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. President Joe Biden has ...

Nepal, Feb. 11 -- Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are crucial for innovation, economic growth and sustainable development. However, it is essential that innovation remains ...

Section 1. Purpose. The American story is one of boundless creativity and bold ambition, driven by an indomitable pioneering spirit that propels exploration and discovery. It is this spirit that ...

The editors of Scientific American look to 2026 as a chance to peer into the future to see what science may be unfolding and what discoveries may lurk on the horizon. But the new year is also a chance ...