Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

We often tell ourselves a comforting story about the history of disease: it’s the price of civilization. For most of human ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated old specimens that had been at the museum for decades and ...

Nov. 29, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, ...

An exclusive conversation with Kevin Weil, head of OpenAI for Science, a new in-house team that wants to make scientists more productive.

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

New board leadership brings expanded expertise to support MODS’ role as a regional leader in STEM education, play-based ...

AI breakthroughs transforming science—accelerating discoveries in medicine, materials, and the environment with intelligent data and automation. Pixabay, geralt Artificial Intelligence (AI) is ...

So, what exactly are we talking about when we say ‘Advanced Science Impact Factor’? It’s not just about how many times a paper gets cited, though that’s part of it. Think of it as a more detailed look ...