In inflammatory bowel disease, mental stress can produce two painful responses | Continue reading
Luigi Palmieri, at times reckless, persevered on Vesuvius for 40 years, solidifying the nascent field of volcanology | Continue reading
The world needs more scientists to get off the sidelines during policy debates | Continue reading
Researchers debate whether grandiosity always masks vulnerability | Continue reading
We surveyed Canadian youth about science when it comes to making informed decisions. Their responses tell us that we need to work harder to help youth everywhere recognize misinformation | Continue reading
Ethical and social implications of brain science and neural engineering raise many questions | Continue reading
As extreme heat worsens, cities are exploring ways to reach isolated individuals before it’s too late | Continue reading
Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy helps people getting out of prison to reengage with society and build a new life | Continue reading
The use of artificial intelligence is so varied and industry-specific, no one federal agency can manage it alone | Continue reading
This 150-year-old tree has been a cultural hub for Hawaii’s town of Lahaina for centuries | Continue reading
Artificial intelligence has turned the brain’s electrical signals into somewhat garbled classic rock | Continue reading
This child was buried 400 years ago in what is now Poland, face-down and with an iron padlock on their foot | Continue reading
Mining the seafloor could boost global production of clean energy technology—and destroy the ocean in the process | Continue reading
More traditional land use and better data dissemination could help to prevent future tragedies | Continue reading
A new type of chemistry performed at very cold temperatures on very small particles enables quick, precise reactions | Continue reading
Climate activists say the ruling in favor of youth who sued Montana sends the signal that the courts can provide a “viable and powerful” strategy for battling climate change | Continue reading
The hottest stars, how AI learns and new vaccines for RSV | Continue reading
New research hints at how sauropod dinosaurs got to be so gargantuan | Continue reading
Sleep loss dampens brain regions that help manage our emotions | Continue reading
Smoke from wildfires that have been exacerbated by climate change is complicating the picture of air pollution in the U.S. | Continue reading
Researchers have found the ninth “Dedekind number” after a 32-year-long search | Continue reading
Clinical-trial data suggest that semaglutide, sold under the name Wegovy, slashed risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular incidents in a trial | Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service faces criticism for projecting that forests could become carbon emitters by 2070 instead of continuing as carbon sinks | Continue reading
False claims about racial susceptibility to COVID by RFK, Jr. and others are dangerous and reveal a widespread misunderstanding of our shared vulnerability to disease | Continue reading
Apothecaries founded this famous garden — one of the most ancient botanical gardens in Europe — to teach their students which plants poison, and which plants cure. | Continue reading
The rise and fall of LK-99 offers a lesson in how to consider technology’s role in urgently needed energy transitions | Continue reading
The rise and fall of LK-99 offers a lesson in how to consider technology’s role in urgently needed energy transitions | Continue reading
The world’s best TB drug was too expensive for sufferers—until advocates and a YouTube star changed almost everything | Continue reading
COVID hospitalizations are slowly rising again this summer, causing scientists and clinicians to rethink if or when the disease will become a seasonal illness | Continue reading
Effective regulation of AI needs grounded science that investigates real harms, not glorified press releases about existential risks | Continue reading
This first-of-its-kind federal funding is meant to jump-start a new industry that can siphon climate pollution from the air | Continue reading
The deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, has killed dozens of people so far. Here’s how fires threaten human health | Continue reading
The Luna 25 spacecraft will attempt to land at the lunar south pole for the first time in a hunt for valuable water ice | Continue reading
A new view of a record-shattering distant star shows it to be twice as hot as our sun, and likely accompanied by a stellar companion | Continue reading
Enormous hailstones raise the question of whether global warming will intensify hailstorms | Continue reading
All you need to see one of the year’s best meteor showers is a clear, dark sky—and patience | Continue reading
The world’s oldest moss has survived Earth’s shifting landscapes for more than 400 years, but climate change is happening faster than it can adapt | Continue reading
Human exposure to wildfires in the U.S. more than doubled in the past two decades. A climate scientist looks at who is at risk and why | Continue reading
The latest data from the Muon g−2 experiment corroborates previous results, but clashing theoretical predictions leave physicists without a clear conclusion | Continue reading
The Martingale betting strategy has led many gamblers to ruin when the Kelly criterion could have brought them riches | Continue reading
Scholars look to understand how Americans view space activities | Continue reading
The letter X is key to modern algebra. But no one knows why | Continue reading
New archaeological finds offer a glimpse of family life 6,500 years ago | Continue reading
What is behind the Black maternal mortality crisis, and what needs to change? In this podcast from Nature and Scientific American, leading academics unpack the racism at the heart of the system. | Continue reading
A perfect storm of factors has led to huge racial disparities in maternal healthcare. In the U.S., as abortion clinics continue to close, this inequity is projected to widen. In this podcast from Nature and Scientific American, we hear from leading academics unpacking the racism … | Continue reading
A perfect storm of factors has led to huge racial disparities in maternal healthcare. In the USA, as abortion clinics continue to close, this inequity is projected to widen. In this podcast from Nature and Scientific American, we hear from leading academics unpacking the racism a … | Continue reading
An expedition using a deep-sea remotely operated vehicle has uncovered a hidden underground ecosystem below hydrothermal vents on the seafloor | Continue reading
Dry conditions and strong winds set the stage for the disastrous wildfires that tore through the historic town of Lahaina and other areas of Hawaii | Continue reading