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Stem cell aging is potentially worrisome because it diminishes the body's natural ability to repair tissues and organs ...

Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy also told agency employees not to let "safety be the enemy of progress."

Scientists are closely monitoring the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it moves across our solar system. The object could be twice as big as Manhattan, says Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, and will come very close to planets including Mars and Jupiter.

The Trump administration has proposed a 55% budget cut for the National Science Foundation, but Congress has yet to pass a budget.

A new study out of the U.K. lays out how thumbs helped shape brain development in humans and other primates. Scientists found a link between thumb size and the size of the neocortex which is involved in higher-order brain functions, which they say .. ...

The over-the-counter antihistamine azelastine works against a range of respiratory infections, including the flu and RSV, according to German researchers.

The bottom of the hull was largely intact, but the sides of the 137-foot ship had split open -- likely due to 138 years of being battered by wind, waves and ice.

Scientists say the planned decommissioning of a valuable research vessel is part of a series of actions by the Trump administration that take aim at climate science.

Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat representing Texas' 37th District, sought answers about the National Weather Service's actions and staffing ahead of the July 4 floods. Now, he says he's being stonewalled.

Outbreaks of rabies seem to be rising across the U.S., CDC surveillance shows.