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Scientific consensus shows race is a human invention, not biological reality
An executive order critiques the idea that race is a human invention. But that's exactly what modern science supports.
The Earth's oceans used to be green — and could one day turn purple, scientists say
Earth's oceans could one day turn purple.
Scientific research is the lifeblood of our economy. Now, a wrecking ball has come.
Opinion DOGE cuts to NOAA Fisheries aren't making anything more efficient — they're stripping the ability of fishers to adapt their businesses to changing conditions. Similar impacts are being felt across different disciplines, and the U.S. science community must choose whether to look inward, hoping for better days, or to fight back.
Bird flu could soon evolve to spread between humans. Here's how to slow its progress.
At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It's a sign that a pandemic may be on the horizon.
Black holes can destroy planets — but they can also lead us to thriving alien worlds. Here's how.
Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.
The US is squandering the one resource it needs to win the AI race with China — human intelligence
Opinion The release of DeepSeek was a reminder that the U.S. is not the assured frontrunner of AI development. As the race between China and the U.S. intensifies, is America inadvertently giving it's biggest rival a huge leg up?
Unknown human species in East Asia used sophisticated tools at the same time Neanderthals did in Europe
A stone tool discovery in China rewrites the human story of Middle Paleolithic era in East Asia
Evidence refuting free will is being misinterpreted, scientists argue
Neuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted.
'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever
Opinion The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.
