SCIENCE

The Trump administration is scaling back or stalling investments that help vulnerable places harden themselves to rising flood and fire threats.The Trump administration is scaling back or stalling investments that help vulnerable places harden themselves to rising flood and fire threats. Read More

A longstanding hypothesis held that some problems would always be hard for computers to solve quickly. But OpenAI disproved it — raising the possibility of radical new efficiencies.A longstanding hypothesis held that some problems would always be hard for computers to solve quickly. But OpenAI disproved it — raising the possibility of radical new efficiencies. Read

The Trump administration has sought to reshape the nation’s research infrastructure. Democratic lawmakers, newly empowered, are preparing to push back.The Trump administration has sought to reshape the nation’s research infrastructure. Democratic lawmakers, newly empowered, are preparing to push back. Read More

Among those elected to Congress on Tuesday are a mathematician, a microbiologist and a chemical engineer. They plan to take on a White House that has threatened funding cuts to research.Among those elected to Congress on Tuesday are a mathematician, a microbiologist and a chemical engineer. They plan to take on a White House that

Voters around the country approved measures on conservation, water and data centers on Tuesday.Voters around the country approved measures on conservation, water and data centers on Tuesday. Read More

Scientists ran a drug test on hair found in a 2,800-year-old burial mound. It came back positive for pot, the earliest known evidence of psychoactive cannabis use.Scientists ran a drug test on hair found in a 2,800-year-old burial mound. It came back positive for pot, the earliest known evidence of psychoactive cannabis use. Read More

The breed is descended from indigenous canines, which may have been intentionally mixed with wild coyotes long before Europeans arrived in the Americas.The breed is descended from indigenous canines, which may have been intentionally mixed with wild coyotes long before Europeans arrived in the Americas. Read More

Dr. Whipple studied the female erogenous zone and, with collaborators, wrote a best seller about women’s sexuality. She was 85.Dr. Whipple studied the female erogenous zone and, with collaborators, wrote a best seller about women’s sexuality. She was 85. Read More

Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard, has argued that she was vindictively prosecuted after her arrest in 2025.Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard, has argued that she was vindictively prosecuted after her arrest in 2025. Read More

The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain. Read More