From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward ...

Researchers studied fossils, well-preserved remains and even a single fingerprint to solve some of history’s long-standing mysteries this year.

Conduction is the direct flow of heat from your warm body into your colder surroundings. In winter, all that heat escaping ...

Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025 ...

OpenAI’s new FrontierScience benchmark shows AI advancing in physics, chemistry, and biology—and exposes the challenge of ...

The Trump administration upended federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits, slashing budgets across agencies like NASA, NIH and NOAA. NPR's Rob Stein and Katia Riddle spoke to scientists ...

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we ...

From mind-bending discoveries to playful explainers, these are some of our favorite—and most popular—science videos of 2025.

As wellness advice floods social media, experts point to a short list of science-backed habits that improve health—and a few ...

Thirty years ago, astronomers weren’t sure planets beyond our solar system even existed. This year, NASA has confirmed its ...