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Wegener at the University of Graz in Germany says that millions of years ago the two Americas, as well as Europe, Asia, ...

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

This year, quantum science and computing came up a lot. There have been broad claims that quantum science and engineering ...

“After the Trump administration has inflicted so much damage to valuable datasets and publicly funded research, the new ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has once again spotted a distant exoplanet that I have exactly zero interest in ...

It's a sinister-looking scene with a scientific explanation. Dan Smith takes us on a trek to the South Pole, to the ...

People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, ...

From fish to Phish, Science Friday has had a big year. Our staff chose their favorite stories and projects from 2025.

Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds, financial crises and ...