On a quest to make his brain work better, a writer delves into the evidence for why the world’s most notorious alkaloid may be the best bet for a true cognitive enhancer | Continue reading
The global retailer has pledged reduce its emissions and fund reforestation efforts | Continue reading
By harnessing “female energy,” Christiana Figueres convinced humanity to take on climate change | Continue reading
The summit begins just as new data shows 2014-19 was the warmest five-year period on record | Continue reading
An elaborate setup allowed researchers to study how people stumble and recover | Continue reading
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Gina McCarthy talks about the intersection of climate and health and the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks | Continue reading
The city is taking action to protect lower Manhattan’s waterfront while low-income residents in other boroughs fend for themselves | Continue reading
Dr. Ellen Hendriksen dives into the history of the epidemic and asks behavior coach Eric Zimmer for his most vital advice on addiction recovery | Continue reading
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The state has positioned itself as a pioneer in the quest for a fossil fuel-free future, but there are plenty of obstacles in the way | Continue reading
Startling discovery could open up avenues for treating some aggressive tumors | Continue reading
Global warming is already taking a higher toll than researchers projected, a new study says | Continue reading
A zombie takeover is science fiction, right? Well, it turns out some zombies already exist in nature and “life” after brain death might not be so far-fetched | Continue reading
Meticulous work reveals the identity of sharks’ feathered prey | Continue reading
Patterns show places where people who intend to kill themselves go—and give health workers better chances to stop them | Continue reading
Some forms of the drug ranitidine—including Zantac—have been shown to contain low levels of NDMA, which causes cancer in rats | Continue reading
The impacts of development and climate change on arable land are posing major threats to India's economy and farmers | Continue reading
U.N. chief António Guterres hopes to harness public opinion to push for more aggressive carbon reductions | Continue reading
Though waterfowl and raptor populations have made recoveries, bird populations have declined since 1970 across nearly all habitats | Continue reading
466 million years ago, the break-up of a large space rock may have led to major changes in our planet’s biodiversity | Continue reading
A slight temperature difference at night between a surface losing heat and the surrounding air can be harnessed to generate electricity to power lights. | Continue reading
A new finding limits how much the bizarre particle can weigh, shedding light on a physics quandary | Continue reading
We need a worldwide network that could harness computing power to provide actionable solutions for climate change [or something…] | Continue reading
Diminishing levels of an omega-3 fatty acid may have health consequences, including a higher risk for depression, ADHD and early dementia | Continue reading
But the research world raises barriers to our full participation | Continue reading
Psychologists zero in on the skills that predict future success | Continue reading
UK study provides the best evidence yet that the way infants are born can alter their microbiomes—but the health effects are unclear | Continue reading
Those with disabilities can experience more physical impacts and can be more socially isolated than the able-bodied | Continue reading
Addiction starts with genetics and the environment, but is triggered by stress | Continue reading
The Trump Administration has said it will revoke the state’s ability to set its own air pollution limits | Continue reading
Homo erectus used hand axes to butcher elephants and other game. But a new study suggests they also used finer, more sophisticated blades. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
The massive herbivores shape the environment for living creatures around them—including some of the smallest animals | Continue reading
Paul Romer, an expert in what’s known as endogenous growth theory and winner of the 2018 Nobel prize in economics, speaks to Scientific American about seeing economic growth as increased value, akin to when ingredients in a recipe are used to create a dish worth m … | Continue reading
Slash-and-burn farming may actually harm local crops as a result of increased temperatures | Continue reading
Against earlier studies estimating an age of just 100 million years, new research suggests the planet’s rings could be as old as the solar system itself | Continue reading
Six whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury climate science—and why they won’t stay quiet | Continue reading
Climate change is an opportunity to envision a new world—but in whose image? | Continue reading
Inactivating this protein in human cells and mice provided immunity to a range of viruses, but an effective treatment is still a long way off | Continue reading
The leading hypothesis for the lung problems that have killed half a dozen people does not fit with all presentations of the illness | Continue reading
A study finds no deleterious effects on mental health when kids spend their leisure time texting and engaging in other online activities. | Continue reading
Water from the swollen Mississippi River fueled algae blooms and reduced salinity in the Gulf of Mexico | Continue reading
Having more localized data on infection rates within countries could help health authorities better target treatment | Continue reading
Microplastic particles are everywhere, but in freshwater systems 60 percent of particles are clothing lint from laundry. | Continue reading
Fossils and mathematical modeling are helping to answer long-standing questions about these bizarre animals | Continue reading