Among other things, he covered the Apollo moon landings, the rise of recombinant DNA technology and the emergence of AIDS | Continue reading
Neutrinos, weather forecasts, the trouble with weight-centric medicine, a coronavirus close-up, and more | Continue reading
History shows that advocating for a "cure" without evidence can be deadly—and it’s happening again | Continue reading
Despite what some believe, they can work effectively together | Continue reading
The good news is that people don’t necessarily believe it; the bad news is that they don’t necessarily believe valid news about the pandemic either | Continue reading
Nature is under no obligation to conform to even our mathematical ideas—even the most brilliant ones | Continue reading
It should be a no-brainer: your best bet is to follow those who have actual expertise | Continue reading
They can be a source of clean, renewable energy, sustainable food, and more | Continue reading
They can be a source of clean, renewable energy; sustainable food; and more | Continue reading
Some scientists and politicians have invoked baseless ideas about unknown genes, ignoring systemic inequality and oppression | Continue reading
It's because Americans tend to believe in science, but they don’t always think scientists share their values | Continue reading
Here are pandemic highlights for the week | Continue reading
The weaponization of medical language emboldened white supremacy with the authority of the white coat. How will we stop it from happening again? | Continue reading
Ignoring science's legacy of racism or a wider culture shaped by white supremacy doesn't make scientists "objective" | Continue reading
The pandemic could spur psychological changes in both the U.S. and China | Continue reading
Alternating intervals at home and at work provide the best means of balancing safety while preserving the economy | Continue reading
We still don’t know, and it doesn’t really matter right now; it’s plenty deadly | Continue reading
A longstanding staple of conventional medical practice looks increasingly outdated | Continue reading
The lesson from the pandemic is not to retreat from the natural world, but to become better stewards | Continue reading
It helps with social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills—and with schools closed, it’s more important than ever | Continue reading
An insider’s look at the history and sociology of modern cosmology | Continue reading
COVID-19 has laid bare the need to reconsider the hope and money we invest in genetics research. | Continue reading
As a medical student, I found it surprisingly comfortable, because my “patient” was also my very patient instructor | Continue reading
The public can’t come visit for now, but staff still have to care for and interact with the animals without infecting them with the coronavirus | Continue reading
Health care workers at the city hospital hit hardest by the pandemic go beyond their job description in tending to a vulnerable population | Continue reading
Health care workers at the city hospital hit hardest by the pandemic go beyond their job description in tending to a vulnerable population | Continue reading
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased, but only among Democrats—while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared | Continue reading
The pandemic is threatening the food supply chain, but automation can fill crucial gaps | Continue reading
The pandemic is threatening the food supply chain, but automation can fill crucial gaps | Continue reading
Pandemic news highlights for the week | Continue reading
It’s more important than ever in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic | Continue reading
With observatories shut down due to the pandemic, the photons that reveal the secrets of the cosmos can’t be recorded or decoded | Continue reading
The pandemic challenges a young critical care doctor in ways he could never have imagined | Continue reading
Fighting COVID-19 with our antiquated paradigm of centralized health care delivery is like fighting World War III with a musket | Continue reading
Although schools are closed for now, nature is still open for exploration and learning | Continue reading
He was utterly unpretentious, without guile or dissimulation and candid to the point of tactlessness—qualities in unfortunately short supply today | Continue reading
Seasonal respite from the pandemic will depend on what happens indoors, not just outdoors | Continue reading
Most food waste gets thrown into in landfills rather than being recycled—but one abandoned dump is getting a makeover | Continue reading
Western governments and NGOs are grappling with their own outbreaks, leaving African nations largely on their own | Continue reading
The ability to come up with truly revolutionary ideas is crucial—and extremely rare | Continue reading
The ability to come up with truly revolutionary ideas is crucial—and extremely rare | Continue reading
New research highlights the profound effect of severe social isolation on the brain | Continue reading
New research highlights the profound effect of severe social isolation on the brain | Continue reading
New research reveals clear guidance for reducing human-wildlife conflict and restoring wolf populations. | Continue reading
We have alien worlds right here in our solar system | Continue reading