The Gross Ecosystem Product, or GEP, tries to take into account the contribution of nature to the economy. | Continue reading
Much of the warming is linked to natural climate cycles happening thousands of miles away in the tropics | Continue reading
Focusing on body size isn’t making people healthier. Some clinicians are trying a different approach | Continue reading
Existing in the “mass gap” dividing two classes of cosmic heavyweights, the object could be the most massive neutron star, the lightest known black hole—or something stranger | Continue reading
A much smaller and more reproducible version of LIGO could transform gravitational-wave astronomy | Continue reading
A government push for access is ostensibly about fighting crime, terrorism and child porn—but it could put all of us at risk of unwarranted surveillance | Continue reading
Wastewater-based epidemiology can test large groups of people and help better allocate scarce resources | Continue reading
Many species are known to have changed their migration routes in response to the changing climate, now including mule deer and Bewick's swans. | Continue reading
Your sense of smell may be a better memory trigger than your sense of sight. Here's why a whiff of apple pie may instantly transport you home in your mind | Continue reading
The state aims to replace diesel trucks, which contribute to greenhouse gases and smog, with electric vehicles | Continue reading
The epidemic killed more than 2,000 people—but involved the first widespread use of a vaccine against the virus | Continue reading
Originally published in January 1898 | Continue reading
It's not the first time masculine ideology has driven resistance to a public health initiative | Continue reading
Epidemiologist Sarah Cobey describes the massive epidemic as burning through the population | Continue reading
Focusing on grievances can be debilitating; social science points to a better way | Continue reading
With little data on what works and what doesn't, doctors trade tips and argue about risks | Continue reading
Nations around the world are gutting regulations—which could lead to more outbreaks | Continue reading
It would cost many billions of dollars, the potential rewards are unclear—and the money could be better spent researching threats such as climate change and emerging viruses | Continue reading
I wore a fancy set of headphones during every workout for two weeks to see if it could help me improve my cycling. And it worked (I think) through a concept called neuropriming | Continue reading
Science in meter and verse | Continue reading
Journalist and author Florence Williams talks about her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative. | Continue reading
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects as many as 1 in 10 women of child-bearing age, but diet and lifestyle changes can help you overcome your symptoms | Continue reading
In Kenya’s Lake Turkana region, fossils of long-ago primates endure amid a transforming landscape | Continue reading
Pandemic highlights for the week | Continue reading
Your attachment style is formed early in life, and now it affects your adult relationships. Do you see yourself in one of these profiles? | Continue reading
In 2023 every U.S. land surveyor will begin using a single international standard | Continue reading
Whether these plumes—which can dampen hurricane activity and irritate lungs—will become more common with warming is unclear | Continue reading
Science denialism is not just a simple matter of logic or ignorance | Continue reading
Originally published in February 1900 | Continue reading
Sometimes the need to bear witness outweighs the need for privacy | Continue reading
Demonstrators face tear gas, flash bangs, coronavirus and surveillance | Continue reading
Behavioral scientist Stephen Martin and psychologist Joseph Marks talk about their book Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, and Why. | Continue reading
Three studies showing large DNA deletions and reshuffling heighten safety concerns about heritable genome editing | Continue reading
About a third of Americans believe astrology is "very" or "sort of scientific." But does being a Pisces, Virgo rising really matter in the eyes of science? | Continue reading
What began as a call to action in response to police violence and anti-Black racism in America is now a global initiative to confront racial inequities in society including environmental injustice, bias in academia and the public health threat of racism. | Continue reading
Newer models show more future warming than previous ones, and it may be due to how they incorporate clouds | Continue reading
Rendering SARS-CoV-2 in molecular detail required a mix of research, hypothesis and artistic license | Continue reading
The detection of particles produced in the sun’s core supports long-held theory about how our star is powered | Continue reading
Originally published in June 1959 | Continue reading
One of the forces behind #BlackInAstro week shares her optimism for the future | Continue reading
Experts explain the best time for testing after exposure and how to find test sites | Continue reading
The nation’s Micius satellite successfully established an ultrasecure link between two ground stations separated by more than 1,000 kilometers | Continue reading
Academic institutions and scientific organizations must embrace collective action | Continue reading
Scientists used Venus to measure neutrons’ lifetime, offering hope for an answer to a decades-old mystery | Continue reading
Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the planet, including one about a 70-million-year-old mollusc fossil that reveals that years back then had a few more days than we have now. | Continue reading
It's hard to do much of anything when you're under the weather. Are there benefits to exercising while sick, or will working out just make you feel worse? | Continue reading
Ancient ice and sediment samples show that extensive sea ice in the past helped halt the rise of carbon dioxide | Continue reading
This multistate problem carries implications for our responses to future epidemics | Continue reading