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Trump's nominee to run NIH faces Senate scrutiny

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of health policy, faced tough questioning from the Senate HELP Committee during a confirmation hearing.

Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

This company wants to be the first to mine the ocean floor, with Trump's help

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine.

A view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C. EPA employees are among the federal workers who have negotiated telework arrangements in their collective bargaining contracts.

Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

UCSD researcher Jon Pokorski stands in his lab, stretching string of polyurethane that is designed to biodegrade when it's landfilled or composted. May 8, 2024

Commission says we need a ‘molecular moonshot’ to boost bioengineering

Bipartisan congressional commission introduces legislation to coordinate emerging biotechnology research and boost investment, fearing that China may be poised to dominate the field.

Everyone believes their cat is a special little creature.

These scientists are building a cat database to understand why they act like that

The project, called Darwin's Cats, aims to enhance our understanding of feline behavior and genetics.

A great horned owl sits in a tree at the Massapequa Preserve in New York on April 23, 2024.

Don't give a hoot about sports? The Superb Owl might be for you

What began as an accidental misspelling or an online joke has soared into a cultural phenomenon.

Cold case solved: College students help ID the remains of a 19th century sea captain

Remains of the "Scattered Man John Doe" began washing ashore in New Jersey in 1995 and went unidentified for the next three decades. Students at Ramapo College set about to solve the mystery.

With funding from the National Science Foundation and other government grants, scientists and meteorologists from the Center for Severe Weather Research study a storm in Oklahoma in 2017. They get close to supercell storms and tornadoes to better understand their formation and improve prediction.

National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders

The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.

OpenAI takes down covert operations tied to China and other countries

The company said China and other nations are covertly trying to use chatbots to influence opinion around the world. In one case, operatives also used the tools to write internal performance reports.

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