One hundred years after the landmark Scopes Monkey Trial tested the legality of teaching evolution in schools, America continues to wrestle with political, cultural, and ideological attacks on science education and expertise.

For years, scientists were unable to account for nearly half of the universe’s ordinary matter. Now, astronomers have finally found it — hidden in vast, wispy filaments stretching between galaxies.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision halting a planned interim nuclear waste site has reignited national debate over where — and how — the country should store its growing stockpile of radioactive materials.

A new study suggests that some of Earth’s oldest rocks are at least 4.16 billion years old, offering a rare glimpse into the planet’s infancy and the conditions that shaped its earliest crust.

Even health-conscious eaters can fall short on key nutrients. Here are five commonly under-consumed vitamins and minerals — and how their absence could quietly affect your body and brain.

A newly studied impact site on Earth could help scientists identify where to look for signs of ancient life on Mars, offering a powerful analog for Martian geology and biosignature preservation.