Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?

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Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

After a 12-day crossing, and a hard slog through sea ice, the field work on this Antarctic expedition is ready to start.

Tadeo Ramirez-Parada studied the timing of plant flowering for his PhD — but he didn’t touch a single petal. Instead, he ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in Africa’s fossil record of human origins.

In her debut, Portland-based science writer Laura Poppick elegantly makes the case that Earth's ancient geological history is ...

One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how they react during times of stress, such as when the temperature gets ...