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Beyond deprioritizing scientific merit, the Trump administration's proposal also restricts researchers' ability to share their findings and collaborate with each other.

AI models that are open source allow developers and users to see and modify the underlying program code.

By identifying the genes and molecules crucial to resistance in American chestnuts and other species, researchers hope to use genomic techniques to breed trees that can flourish in the face of blight.

Calling an animal a 'pest' can sometimes cause more harm to people than the animal itself.

A new mission to save NASA's Swift observatory shows why catching a satellite that was never designed for rescue is one of the hardest jobs in spaceflight.

A Commerce Department order requiring Anthropic to wall off its most advanced AI models from foreign nationals could be the government's attempt to keep the best AI technology for itself.

In a survey of more than 600 employers, one theme kept coming up: Despite AI, soft skills and the ability to learn still set successful job candidates apart.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring service members to screen for low testosterone levels. Ironically, the military lifestyle itself is more likely to lower T levels.

Death Valley set a record when the temperature reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Here's why deserts can reach such scorching temperatures - and also very cold ones.

Cancer survivors often experience cognitive, visual or physical challenges that hinder software use. Better designs can help.