Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.

Daniel Blumstein, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at U.C.L.A., faced a funding issue amid federal cuts to scientific research. To raise money for its marmot research, his team started “OnlyMarms,” a free, G-rated account of cute videos that collects money through tips.

A German scientist, he developed a process for turning corpses into posable figures. His shows drew millions of visitors, and many detractors.

I didn’t want to have to depend on a weather app to know when the storms are coming.

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.

Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communications and more.

CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild.

Scientists managed to confirm pregnancies in three giant mantas with underwater ultrasound scans, offering clues to the animals’ elusive reproductive habits.

A self-taught ornithologist, he won a MacArthur fellowship for his precise, resplendent illustrations that appeared in definitive field guides to tropical songbirds.

An annual convention in the California desert offered a safe space for believers to discuss extraterrestrial encounters, crop circles and other paranormal phenomena.