Go Inside a Mexican Wolf Recovery Project Whose Future Is Now Uncertain
The critically endangered Mexican wolf was mounting a comeback, thanks to a conservation program that dropped fostered wolf pups into wild dens. Then politics happened.
JWST’s Next Year of Amazing Science Revealed—As Funding Worries Loom Large
The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could affect the unparalleled observatory
Pioneering Female Doctor Evangelina Rodríguez Faced a Dictator’s Reign of Terror
Beginning in the 1930s, the work—and eventually the life—of Andrea Evangelina Rodríguez Perozo, the Dominican Republic’s first female doctor, became threatened by the country’s then new dictator
Why Some People Follow Authoritarian Leaders—And The Key to Stopping It
To protect democracy and counteract the allure of authoritarianism, reduce people's sense of fear and insecurity, psychology research says
New Plan for Particle Physics Megaproject Leaves out Funding Details
A long-awaiting report from CERN explores the feasibility of building a supersized successor to the Large Hadron Collider
Aurora Scientists Enlist Private Astronauts on Unusual Space Mission
The commercial astronauts onboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission are flying closer to Earth’s poles than anyone has before, offering an intriguing opportunity for auroral science
Tiny, Injectable Pacemaker Runs on Light and then Dissolves
This temporary pacemaker, smaller than a grain of rice, could regulate the heart less invasively
Why the New ‘Torpedo Bat’ Is Hitting It out of the Park
After a stellar Yankees win on Saturday, torpedo bats are in the spotlight. Is there science behind these baseball bats?
Trump’s Tariffs Are Expected to Undermine the Clean Energy Transition
New Trump administration tariffs on imported goods could exacerbate a shortage of parts used by the energy industry
Shingles Vaccination May Help Protect People from Alzheimer’s Disease
A natural experiment in Wales showed that a shingles vaccine might lower the risk of developing dementia
Trump Administration Attacks on Science Trigger Backlash from Researchers
“The risks of remaining silent at this defining time are far greater than the risks of speaking out,” says one scientist regarding the Trump administration’s attacks on science
Is the Universe inside a Black Hole?
The spins of some early galaxies could be a clue that the entire observable universe exists within a black hole—except, that is, for all the evidence to the contrary