Fusion technology is a long way from powering a grid — if it ever will. Dozens of fusion startups have launched anyway.

Researchers are sprinting to compile their own datasets and DIY sites. Lawmakers aren't doing much to reverse course.

At universities and startups around the globe, researchers are searching for microbes that could be used as food.

Advocates and transgender people are worried the directive will discourage medical care they consider to be lifesaving.

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Stefan Kertesz, a physician and addiction expert, says overaggressive cutbacks can harm some chronic pain patients.

What are the odds of an asteroid of dangerous dimensions striking the planet? If you wait long enough, it’s 100 percent. And they don’t even have to be especially gargantuan to cause widespread harm: ...