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The Antscan database captures the tiny insects' diversity and shows how the world's living things could be rendered in three dimensions.

Agency officials promise fast reviews of new treatments while vowing they will not be a "rubber stamp" for the industry. But patients with rare diseases view recent decisions as signs that the doors are closing on their options.

No companies bid for the chance to drill in more than 1 million acres of water off Alaska's Cook Inlet, the Interior Department said Wednesday.

In a recent review, a small group of patients received the injections less frequently but still maintained weight loss and health benefits.

TerraPower's project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.

The White House has floated a new plan to try to ease voter concerns over the A.I. boom's effect on electric bills. But it won't be easy to put into practice.

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments.

A report by Senate Democrats found that scrutiny of large FEMA expenditures slowed housing and employment assistance for victims of fires and storms.

In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps.