Scientists worry the abrupt drop in official numbers suggests a troubling trend: the politicization of vital statistics.

Confidence in scientific institutions mostly survived the first Trump administration. What will happen to it now?

Researchers are sprinting to compile their own datasets and DIY sites. Lawmakers aren't doing much to reverse course.

The billionaire's new job raises tricky First Amendment questions, with implications for public health, says Ari Cohn.

Fusion technology is a long way from powering a grid — if it ever will. Dozens of fusion startups have launched anyway.

In “Seven Deadly Sins,” neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the science behind Dante’s greatest transgressions.

Advocates and transgender people are worried the directive will discourage medical care they consider to be lifesaving.

As a teenager growing up in Nigeria, Helen Onyeaka was obsessed with microorganisms. The tiny lifeforms, which include bacteria and yeast, can be grown quickly and in huge quantities. Onyeaka wondered ...