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These science trivia questions will definitely challenge your scientific smarts. From physics to chemistry, these trivia questions cover a range of subjects.
Research cuts, student bans and politicized science are gutting U.S. innovation.
John Brenkus won six Emmy Awards for his unique "Sport Science" segments that explained simply how and why things in sports were possible.
Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.” ...
John Brenkus, a renowned television producer and the former host of "Sport Science," has died at the age of 54, his family announced on social media.
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
Analysis: Trump’s “Gold Standard Science” is already wearing thin FDA head uses great-sounding science standards to dismiss COVID vaccine benefits.
Do transgender women have an athletic advantage? Here’s what the science does – and doesn’t – say ...
Existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a COVID vaccine in pregnancy all points the same way: the shot is important for maternal and fetal health.
WASHINGTON – The National Science Foundation canceled 73 additional grants on May 9 as the Department of Government Efficiency continues winnowing the agency's projects, according to multiple ...
This story is part of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything series, where we answer your most outlandish, mind-burning questions, from the ordinary to the off-the-wall.
The head of the US National Science Foundation, a $9 billion agency charged with advancing discoveries across the scientific spectrum, resigned Thursday amid sweeping changes spearheaded by the ...