Texans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.

Many cardiac patients experience sadness or anxiety after leaving the hospital. Being prepared for the "cardiac blues" can make a difference.

Many cardiac patients experience sadness or anxiety after leaving the hospital. Being prepared for the "cardiac blues" can make a difference.

Space exploration can bring people together and reflect deep societal divisions.

A 50-year-old planting method from Japan is jump-starting native forest ecosystems in small plots, from schoolyards to parking lots.

Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.

The American Medical Association and Vaccine Integrity Project are partnering to create a vaccine review process independent from the CDC.

Vocal researchers are learning how death metal singers safely produce extreme vocal distortions, in hopes of improving vocal health care.

The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...

Psychosis affects 3% of Americans. For those living with the condition, holistic care can offer stability across daily life. But finding such support often feels like navigating a maze.

New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity prices.

The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

Volunteers are monitoring natural springs in an Arizona wilderness to understand what the construction of a border wall will cost wildlife.

Maps aren’t just for navigation. They’re also about stories, identity, and understanding the world around us–even if the picture is incomplete.

It’s Nightmare on Nerd Street—and your science-inspired Halloween costume could win SciFri’s first-ever costume contest.

A new group of social media-savvy wildlife artists is bringing a beloved conservation tradition to TikTok. It’s ruffled some feathers.

The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.

Member states back campaign for governments and organisations to use map that accurately depicts continent The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size. Created by the cartographer Gerardus Mercator for navigation, the projection distorts continent sizes, enlarging areas near the poles like North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America. “It might seem to be just a map, but in reality, it is not,” the African Union Commission deputy chair, Selma Malika Haddadi, told Reuters, saying the Mercator fostered a false impression that Africa was “marginal”, despite being the world’s second-largest continent by area, with more than 1 billion people. The union has 55 member states. Continue reading...

Does it make you faster—or just help you fit in? We asked four cycling experts what leg-shaving actually does for athletes.

When ticks bite us, they release thousands of proteins through their saliva. Could a vaccine for the right ones stop ticks from latching on?

President Donald Trump said his team will move forward with winding down much of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — but not until after a hurricane season that some projections show could be pa...

Since 2014, a virus related to polio has paralyzed hundreds of children. Amid government cuts, what happens if the outbreaks worsen?

For at least half a century, the National Weather Service has been an around-the-clock operation. That is no longer possible in parts of the country.

Pests are ravaging keystone species like ash, elm, and beech. But researchers are breeding the survivors into more resilient populations.

With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues.

Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not

Emergency response experts say that funding and staff cuts at the National Weather Service could mean less reliable weather forecasts.

As the impacts of climate change and other threats mount, conservationists are racing to preserve endangered plant species in botanical garden “metacollections” in the hope of eventually returning the...

Changes limiting programs, grants, and even the nature of studies are already underway at the NIH, NSF, FDA, CDC, and more.

The small city of Clarkston, Georgia can teach us a lot about the problems immigrants face in the U.S. health care system.

An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause all “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”

Fossil sales, a solar eclipse, and hacking your brain: This was a big year for science. Our staff pick their favorite projects.

One hundred and twenty two years of Christmas bird counts is helping track changes in bird behavior.