In "Friction," tribologist Jennifer Vail shows how the fundamental force that resists motion keeps driving us forward.

A Trump administration policy asks agency scientists to Google their co-authors and report foreign collaborations.

The anti‑government protests sweeping across Iran, from major cities to rural towns, are fueled by anger over economic collapse and political repression. But beneath the headlines of currency ...

The agency plans to analyze the cost-benefit of PM2.5 and ozone regulation without using a dollar value for lives saved.

Neil Shea's "Frostlines" captures the terror and beauty of a region often dismissed as “big, cold, white, and far away." ...

"The Problem With Plastic" is both a call to arms and a thorough look at the far-reaching effects of plastic production.

The Danish territory holds significant stores of oil, gas, and minerals. The vast majority is still in the ground.

The new U.S. dietary guidelines prioritize certain sources of saturated fats. The change concerns experts in nutrition.

Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?

In 2013, I adopted a beagle who had spent nearly four years in a lab. I didn’t know any details about his past, but when he came to live with me, he was scared of just about everything, and his sense ...

Deep in the central Sahara, the Ennedi Plateau — part of Chad’s Ennedi Massif World Heritage Site — rises out of the desert in a series of sandstone arches, towers, cliffs, and canyons sculpted over ...