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Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died at 116. LongeviQuest hide caption toggle caption LongeviQuest The world’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, died this week aged 116 years old. The …

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many …

Ed Martin, now the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 13, 2023. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

The Environmental Protection Agency’s science wing, the Office of Research and Development, faces major changes under the Trump administration. The office does research to understand how environmental contaminants affect human …

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.

A player’s field of view in the popular video game Minecraft. ©2025 Mojang AB; TM Microsoft Corporation hide caption toggle caption ©2025 Mojang AB; TM Microsoft Corporation A player’s field …

The Trump administration will require that all new vaccines get tested against a placebo, a move that could make it harder to make new vaccines available, including the next COVID-19 …

A new requirement for vaccine studies could delay the availability of new vaccines. Aire Images/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aire Images/Moment RF/Getty Images The Trump administration plans to …

Researchers say that, like adults, kids are falling behind on their sleep these days. So, a growing number of parents are turning to melatonin to help their kids get more …

People hold handmade signs at a Stand up for Science rally protesting the Trump administration’s science policies and federal job cuts on Friday, March 7, 2025, in Chicago. Nam Y. …