For decades, the dream of slowing aging has hovered at the edge of science fiction, more marketing slogan than medical reality. Now a wave of cellular and molecular research is starting to turn that ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The world used more fossil fuels than ever last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases, according to an annual ...

Thanks to Einstein’s relativity, time flows differently on Mars than on Earth. NIST scientists have now nailed down the difference, showing that Mars clocks tick slightly faster—and fluctuate over the ...

Artificial intelligence is influencing many aspects of society, including science. Writing in Nature, Hao et al. 1 report a paradox: the adoption of AI tools in the natural sciences expands scientists ...

Pew Research Center has tracked trends in public trust in scientists closely since 2016. In the new survey, public confidence in scientists is about the same as last year: 77% of U.S. adults say they ...

Scientists are warning that the modern food supply is quietly dosing people with chemicals that may raise the risk of cancer, not just through obvious additives but through packaging, processing and ...

Chou resigned Friday from the position of program director at the National Cancer Institute. Grothaus retired on Dec. 31, 2025, from the position of program officer at the National Institute of Aging.

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on scientists and scientific research. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers ...