Dr. Vinay Prasad drew criticism for overriding career scientists and rejecting drugs by companies seeking agency approval.

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.

She laid much of the theoretical groundwork for the atomic bomb, although she did not participate directly in its production.

A temptress on the silver screen in the 1930s and ’40s, she later became an inventor.

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.

How scientists, conservationists and the fragrance industry are working to revive extinct scents and perpetuate threatened ones.

Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree.

A new analysis of prescription data found that emergency room orders for acetaminophen for pregnant women fell for weeks after the federal warning.

One year in, assessing budget cuts to federal climate and science jobs.

An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.