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Extreme heat is hitting India hard. One physician is trying to understand the health impacts, and help Indians prepare for ...

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Since January, the Trump administration has made sweeping cuts to science and research at federal agencies, slashing funding, laying off workers and terminating grants. A minority staff report from ...

As curator of cephalopods at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Mike Vecchione is no stranger to the occasional inquiry about unknown creatures dwelling in the deep sea. But in 2001, he ...

Unlock the secrets of the chambered nautilus in a puzzle adventure game from Science Friday and Grand Gamers Guild.

A pioneer of cancer neuroscience explains how brain cancer develops, the role of the nervous system, and what might lead to new treatments.