Science
News and updates from the science team. Topics include genetics, infectious disease, psychology, and more.
Faked cancer data is the latest sign of science’s fraud problem.
Space debris is a huge problem, but we can fix it.
There are 365.2422 days for every Earth orbit around the sun. Annoying!
The groundbreaking development speaks to the growing role of private companies in space.
Worsened anxiety and depression is a predictable (and costly) effect of abortion bans.
How the US is preparing to fight — and win — a war in space
As the Arctic warms, these iconic bears are spending more time on land. New videos reveal why that’s a problem.
Opioid addiction doesn’t get as many headlines as it used to, but the crisis is as bad as ever. It doesn’t have to be.
Gird your curds! Say a prayer for Camembert! A collapse in microbe diversity puts these French cheeses at risk.
Another analysis shows 2023 exceeded 1.5C of warming on average for the first time, a key limit in the Paris Climate Agreement.
Back-to-back atmospheric rivers have triggered floods, snowstorms, and power outages in the Golden State.
The sun is growing feistier. Great news for aurora watchers. Bad news for communication satellites.
Everything from Ozempic to Covid vaccines is tested on long-tailed macaques. Experts believe many are illegally trafficked from the wild.
Scientists have never seen a newborn great white shark ... until (maybe) now.
A new study offers big clues about where psychedelics’ superpowers come from.
And the boy who fought the museum that took everything from him.
And the adventures scientists go on to better understand our enigmatic seas.
Monsters lurk in the background of James Webb Space Telescope images. Scientists are scrambling to make sense of them.
Covid politicized public health. Now, the US might give up on saving millions of lives.
It sounds too good to be true, but there’s serious science behind the hypothesis.
This was a hard year. But these 10 news stories remind us a better future is possible.
Finally, a term that explains the sorrow of a whole season — and a way of life — melting before our eyes.
Big Wool wants you to believe it’s nice to animals and the environment. It’s not.
Americans embraced meditation. So did corporations.
Meat production is making lifesaving drugs less effective. Where’s the FDA?
Quantifying the “complexity” of consciousness can tell us how rich our experiences are.
From blue liquid to glass vaginas, period stigma shapes our products — and hurts our health.
We failed to prepare, and now animals are paying the price.
The head of COP28 is facing widespread backlash for his comments on fossil fuels.
Whales and dolphins are smart, social, and thrive in the open sea. Why do we force them to live in tiny pools?
Everything seems profound on psychedelics. Scientists are starting to ask why.
4 big takeaways from the CDC’s new report.
The physicist and co-founder of the QBism theory is shaking up his field.
Dolen hopes “critical periods” created by psychedelics can help stroke patients.
Meet the scientist democratizing the cell-cultivated meat sector and training its next generation of researchers.
The economist aims to kickstart the slumping rate of progress by reforming the science of science.
High-tech methods of chemical testing are helping get animals out of labs.
Mud can be surprisingly clear.
Bats don’t just host deadly diseases — they can tolerate them shockingly well.
In his new book, Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky argues that free will is a myth.