Science

U.S. deterrence policy has generated plenty of criticism from Capitol Hill. But that has been aimed at the administration's supposedly narrow view of what constitutes an attack and unwillingness to spell out likely responses.

Beltway Confidential

The death of merit in science

Debra Soh · November 8, 2023 6:00 am

Young women with common menstrual cycle disorders at higher risk for heart disease: Report

Gabrielle M. Etzel · November 6, 2023 4:01 pm

NASA’s Webb Telescope captures new image of the Crab Nebula

Jack Birle · October 30, 2023 10:36 pm

PETA is calling for a probe into the killing "nonessential" test animals.

Washington Secrets

PETA: 25,000 test animals killed as ‘non-essential’

Paul Bedard · October 27, 2023 4:43 pm

Magazine - Life & Arts

The history of the failure to separate science and religion

Varad Mehta · October 27, 2023 2:00 am

In this April 24, 2021 file photo made available by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking.

Junk science: Space trash is complicating the future of the planet

Brady Knox · October 25, 2023 1:32 am

President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the economy from the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.

WATCH LIVE: President Joe Biden presents national science and technology medals

Jack Birle · October 24, 2023 3:34 pm

Jupiter from NASAâs James Webb Space Telescopeâs Near-Infrared Camera.

Scientists discover new jet stream in Jupiter’s atmosphere using Webb Telescope

Jack Birle · October 19, 2023 11:23 pm

Aaron Rodgers, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, right.

Aaron Rodgers jokes that he’s ‘defying science’ and Fauci amid recovery

Asher Notheis · October 18, 2023 3:02 pm

The planets Saturn, center-left, and Jupiter, center-right, are shown between a wind turbine and Milky Way just after midnight, Monday, July 27, 2020, near Vantage, Washington. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

City-sized comet regrows horns following volcanic eruptions on surface

Asher Notheis · October 16, 2023 10:12 pm

NASA launches space probe to asteroid Psyche, which could be worth $10,000 quadrillion

Misty Severi · October 13, 2023 5:38 pm

Magazine - Life & Arts

There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your science, technology, and society journal

Trevor Quirk · October 13, 2023 5:10 am