Thousands of probationary federal employees received termination notices. Many were doing crucial work at science-related agencies.

A political scientist explains how a confluence of personality traits and perceived status loss can encourage some people to generate chaos as a solution to their woes.

The young of a mysterious blowfly species look — and smell — like the termites they hide among.

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A recent Trump executive order defines sex based on gamete size. But the order oversimplifies genetics, hormones and reproductive biology.

Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.

The charge transferred when identical objects touch depends on their history, scientists find.