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Expectations of continued success for American science were shaken this year when the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in funding and fired thousands of scientists.

The American Museum of Natural History's "Impact: The End of the Age of the Dinosaurs" examines how an asteroid impact shaped life as we know it.

Skin is a barrier meant to keep small invaders out. Products making their way across it should boost that mission.

Solve the math puzzle from our December 2025 issue, in which a holiday gift exchange occurs.

Simple chemistry could give the reindeer his famously bright snout. But physics would make it look different colors from the ground.

A machine learning analysis of wild lion audio reveals they have two roar types, not one. This insight might help detect where lions are declining.

People with Gulf War Illness found relief from migraines after a month on a low-glutamate diet, hinting at a new way to ease symptoms.

Books about AI, Mars and infectious disease were among our top reads this year.

Funding uncertainties are pushing U.S. space scientists out of the field and putting existing and future space missions on the chopping block.

The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.