The deterioration of the Earth’s ozone layer, which protects the planet from harmful radiation, was viewed as an existential threat to humanity for decades. But today, you rarely hear about it. Ever ...

The Trump administration says it's returning U.S. science to a golden era. Critics say it's tarnished by political agendas.

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Packalen is an associate professor of economics at the University of Waterloo. This essay is part of a First Opinion series on the future of the National Institutes of Health and American science.

(Victor de Schwanberg/Science Photo Library/iStock/Getty Images) What do plants, toads, and mushrooms have in common? They ...

Anyone who keeps a bird feeder has likely had the same uneasy thought after seeing a sudden blur of wings in the yard: What ...