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Researchers enlisted quantum physics to send a “secret key” for encrypting and decrypting messages between two stations 700 miles apart.

“At home, it seems to be a bit easier to focus on all the work,” said one eighth grader who was struggling in school. “Everything in general is easier.”

Some astronomers who have criticized the company’s orbital internet constellation were encouraged by the measures it announced.

For researchers using delicate, one-of-a-kind equipment, the extreme conditions at the bottom of the planet pose special challenges.

Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the limitations of the latest research findings.

Plenty of work can be done from home, but the pandemic is forcing some parts of the scientific process to be put on the shelf.

Two satellites docked together high above Earth on Tuesday, successfully extending the life of one that was running out of fuel.

The United Arab Emirates used a novel approach to build the Hope spacecraft, which launches for the red planet this summer.

The United Arab Emirates used a novel approach to build the Hope spacecraft, which launches for the red planet this summer.

A survey of New Zealand scientists found that recipients of a randomized funding program favored random allocations of some kinds of grant money.

A new California privacy law gives consumers the right to see and delete their data. But getting access often requires giving up more personal details.

Alaina Gassler, 14, got the idea for her science project after noticing how her mother didn’t like driving the family’s S.U.V.

In its final season, the HBO satire asks the big questions: Can good coexist with greed? Does money ruin everything — and how much does that matter, if we’re talking billions?

Jeri Ellsworth started as a self-taught computer hacker and chip designer. In an industry dominated by men, she’s the head of a company focusing on augmented reality.

The country's plans to launch an unmanned rover into space were delayed at the last moment, but it is determined to join a select group of nations.