The cartoonish-looking salamanders have faced an uncertain future in the wild. But researchers hope that breeding axolotls in ...

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself ...

The number of Americans relying on psychotherapy went up between 2018 and 2021, whereas the number of people using psychiatric medications went down.

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a soccer-loving nun born in 1908, is remembered as compassionate and dedicated to her faith.

The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for ...

EPA announced plans to reorganize the agency, moving science-focused staff into different roles and reducing the overall ...

The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 ...

The Trump administration has decimated an agency responsible for carrying out much of the research and prevention efforts to ...

Doing more with your time off can improve your life and make you happier. Instead of looking at leisure time as an ...

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dawn Scott, performance coach and applied sports scientist in elite women's soccer, about the ways female athletes can try to avoid ACL injuries.

Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans' budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the "right reforms," like work requirements and stopping "improper" spending, could save money.

The Senate advanced the bill, which would repeal a 1990 law and allow some people to seek “noneconomic” damages in cases. But ...