If you got sucked back to dino times, you might get snacked on by a giant meat-eater. But what other dangers would you face?

When the James Webb Space Telescope started sending back images in 2022, something mysterious appeared: little red dots, speckled across the sky. They didn’t look like any known celestial objects, and ...

This story is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public media journalists across the United States. It features reporting by Vivian La, a climate solutions reporter ...

Microplastic researchers are trying to find answers about pressing health concerns while navigating the challenges of a new ...

For example, in 1928 Alexander Fleming found that mold accidentally growing on a Petri dish stopped bacteria from spreading. When purified, that mold makes the medicine penicillin, which we use today ...

Microplastics have been found throughout the body, including in placentas and reproductive organs. What does that mean for pregnancy? Plus, little red dots appear all over images from the James Webb ...