The new U.S. dietary guidelines prioritize certain sources of saturated fats. The change concerns experts in nutrition.

Despite contradicting studies, seed oils have been blamed for America's ills. Where did the backlash come from?

Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?

The lung float test has been used determine if a baby was born alive or not. Experts say it has "questionable value." ...

Farmers blame a food additive required by the Danish government to cut methane emissions, but the source is unclear.

The owner of a rescued lab dog considers if insights gleaned through animal research are enough to justify the practice.

The Ennedi rock art of Chad should not be read as decoration alone, but as a visual narrative of environmental change.

A political feud and a drive to end climate research has put the National Center for Atmospheric Research at risk.

Following the species' comeback, new pressures are converging on their wintering habitat along the Texas coast.

The omnipresent system that people use for navigation and positioning is increasingly vulnerable. Can it be improved?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was running for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination when he sat for an interview with Jordan B. Peterson, a controversial Canadian psychologist, during his eponymous ...

Growing up in Teaneck, New Jersey, with a brother who had severe intellectual disabilities, Linda Birnbaum developed an interest in the human brain. She was a formidable child: In 1961, as a teenager, ...