Science & Technology

Deep-sea earthquakes fuel huge plankton blooms in Antarctica
January 5, 2026
Hydrothermal vents spurred by seismic activity feed vital nutrients to Antarctic microbes ...
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As deep-sea mining race ramps up, mission will assess whether ecosystems recover afterward
January 1, 2026
A new series of research cruises will study rare abyssal species in areas slated for mining ...
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Blood-cleansing method faces its first test as cancer vaccine
January 1, 2026
New clinical trial aims to use whole, light-inactivated tumor cells for immunotherapy ...
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Science’s favorite news visuals of 2025
December 30, 2025
Our Visuals editors highlight particularly inspiring images and media ...
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After legal deal, NIH to review grant proposals frozen, denied, or withdrawn because of Trump directives
December 30, 2025
Agreement requires agency to evaluate hundreds of applications “in good faith” using its standard process ...
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Watch tiny plankton ‘surf’ ocean currents
December 29, 2025
Microscopic creatures hitch a ride on turbulent waters to travel faster ...
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Chemicals in million-year-old fossils reveal animals’ lives in detail
December 29, 2025
Ancient meals and infections reconstructed from preserved metabolic markers ...
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The National Science Foundation just had a big reorganization. Here are five things to know
December 29, 2025
Divisions and rotators disappear as more career staff become supervisors ...
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A new superconductor breaks rules physicists thought were fixed
December 26, 2025
A shiny gray crystal called platinum-bismuth-two hides an electronic world unlike anything scientists have seen before. Researchers discovered that only the crystal’s outer surfaces
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