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What’s the purpose of your study? It’s the question many basic-science researchers dread. And it’s the question that Carly Anne York received about 10 years ago from a fellow volunteer at the Virginia ...

Efforts to promote equity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering and math have a long way to go, a new report suggests. Over the last year, widespread protests in response to the police ...

To the moon, asteroids and beyond, robotic explorers racked up the mileage in 2023. Here’s the latest status of space missions that made headlines this year. April 14: The European Space Agency ...

Astronauts swabbed surfaces in the kitchen, bathroom, dining space and other areas on the ISS. They then sent the 803 samples to Benitez and colleagues for analysis. The ISS has lower microbial ...

Suicide is a top cause of death for teens and young adults. A study finds a link between the 988 Lifeline and a drop in their ...

Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest ...

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James Webb data reveal pristine gas irradiated by energetic light some 450 million years after the Big Bang — a sign it may ...

An analysis of ancient DNA and modern disease risk suggests some immune genes may reduce allergy risk rather than increase it ...

The vaccine candidate is the furthest any shot has gotten since the last one was pulled in 2002. Scientists are testing other ...

Inspired by gas and liquid flow in earth science, researchers brewed an equation to calculate the speed of water percolation ...