Science
News and updates from the science team. Topics include genetics, infectious disease, psychology, and more.
Under extreme pressures, matter defies the rules of physics as we know it.
Elisabeth Bik has made a career of being a data vigilante. What should mainstream scientific journals learn from her?
Powerful new vaccines — and challenge trials around new drugs — are taking the fight to one of the world’s biggest killers.
Why doctors are so stressed out, depressed, and suicidal — and what can be done about it.
Deep-sea mining threatens the world’s untapped and unknown underwater pharmacies.
Three mind-bendy conversations about glass later, I see the sublime in my windowpanes.
It’s a bedbug’s world now. We’re just sleeping in it.
Here’s why it’s happening — and how to watch.
The CDC is getting close to recommending it to prevent STIs like chlamydia and syphilis.
2023 will break more weather records as the southern hemisphere heads into spring.
Real scientists are searching for alien life. Don’t let the kooks distract you.
Increased awareness is the first step to helping more people — particularly teens.
Human survival depends on this iconic ecosystem, and only one thing will save it.
At least 115 people have been killed in the wildfires in Hawaii as crews search for people who remain missing.
Katalin Karikó co-won a Nobel Prize this week for her groundbreaking work on mRNA vaccines — but she had to fight against professional science to do it.
The FCC is cracking down on space litterbugs, starting with Dish Network.
Climate change is contributing to heavier precipitation, a major factor in flooding.
Not all heroes wear capes. Some are crabs.
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived in Utah Sunday, carrying material from the dawn of the solar system.
“Exotic” cultivated meats claim to be harmless, but they could threaten actual endangered animals.
Devastating photos reveal how an extreme heat wave is wrecking Florida’s coral reef.
Some unanswered scientific questions loom out in the universe. Others reside in our homes.
These monkeys, reptiles, and birds don’t belong in Florida. Should we kick them out?
Some types of air pollution slow global warming — but at the cost of millions of deaths a year.
An extreme heat wave has pushed Florida’s reef to the brink — and burned up years worth of progress.
Phenylephrine and other medications that contain it, like Sudafed PE, don’t work.
However bad you think lead poisoning is for the world, it’s worse.
Semaglutide, the main ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, could soon be used for a lot more than weight loss.
Everyone over 6 months should get a new shot, according to the CDC. Should we expect this every year?
Wildfires, hurricanes, and extreme heat used to follow seasonal rules. They increasingly don’t.
Climate change is expanding the list of areas at risk for the worst wildfires.
If you love nature, consider not driving in it.
People might be still trapped under debris in Morocco. Here’s how they could be saved.
Covid transmission continues to ebb and flow — but at least the latest Pirola variant isn’t too menacing.
The dehumanizing philosophy of AI is built on a hatred of our animal nature.
These marine predators have a few clever tricks to survive storms like Idalia.
A climate psychologist explains how we’ve moved beyond hope, anger, and complacency toward something more promising.
Even traditionally wet states are experiencing unprecedented wildfires.
What “Eris” and “Fornax” tell us about the future of the pandemic.
Several factors put Idalia on track to rival damage from previous deadly hurricanes.