The spacecraft are the online giant?s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX?s Starlink.

Females reign supreme in bonobo society by working together to keep males in their place.

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests they were more closely related to Greeks.

We explain the administration?s cuts to research.

Carnivorous caterpillars discovered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu have a freaky fashion sense.

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.

Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee.

Bats are not only masters of aerodynamic flight ? they?re skillful at multitasking while flying, too.

The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.

A new proposal to combat PFAS contamination, announced by the Environmental Protection Agency, left critical questions unanswered.

For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results.

Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot as trade tensions drag on.

Even though Liberal candidate Mark Carney has a lengthy climate policy résumé, Trump?s threats have nearly drowned the issue out of the campaign.

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn?t gotten the same attention.

Studies in neuroscience with applications to humans offer clues about what makes us start eating, and when we stop.

An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane with an operating room.

A recent executive order would accelerate mining in little-understood undersea ecosystems.

The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.

After 20 percent of the agency?s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.

A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that address addiction, could be eliminated.

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral resources in shared waters.

The decades-long research effort has contributed to thousands of research papers, altering medical care for women around the world.

A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary.

Acadia Healthcare?s chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to ?unprecedented governmental inquiries? into allegations of holding psychiatric patients against their will.

The measure will require geolocation data to show that beans aren?t linked to deforestation. Farmers say they need more time to prepare.

Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.

The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump?s trade war with China won?t help.

Two major proposals led by Jared Kushner and a new airport championed by the Albanian government focus on an area prized for its biodiversity. Are they a sign of things to come?

As the artist in residence at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, Judith Schaechter created a giant dome to spark joy. It?s now on view outside Philadelphia.

Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space ? and a photography exhibition in the museum is making the most of it.

Weakening or rolling back longstanding environmental regulations would worsen the problem, the American Lung Association assessment says.

Despite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and cultural critics.

Growing case numbers suggest that the national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.

A growing understanding of how ?reproductive? hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions.

Timberline Knolls, a mental health center owned by Acadia Healthcare, skimped on staff. Then came a series of tragedies.

Nine states have set goals to conserve 30 percent of their land by 2030. Maryland got there first.

A cluster of evangelical groups in the state is pushing for environmental action. Leaders say they?re following the biblical mandate to care for creation.

Every year for nearly two decades, the small city of Rock Port has been producing more electricity from wind energy than it needs.

Simple, affordable initiatives like rain gardens are helping to soak up water in New Orleans.

A leading sociologist, he explored American society up close ? living in a Levittown at one point ? to gain insight into issues of race, class, the media and even the Yankees.

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