Orthodontia is supposed to prevent a host of ills, from cavities to jaw pain. But some experts have found the evidence to be lacking. | Continue reading
Despite tremendous gains in the algorithmic assault on chance, computers haven't yet cracked the code of human nature. | Continue reading
They warned that the next great pandemic would be a coronavirus, but funding went to studying other threats, and coronavirus research withered. | Continue reading
Using a flawed automated system, Michigan falsely charged thousands with unemployment fraud and took millions from them. | Continue reading
Opinion | Scholars of society, language, and culture will be integral to addressing the broader issues raised by the pandemic. | Continue reading
A bold nationwide campaign is seeking to save the country's unique bird life. Now, one area is down to its last remaining rats. | Continue reading
John Ioannidis answers Undark’s questions on his controversial antibody study and participation in partisan media. | Continue reading
There's an explanation, Nathan H. Lents writes in this "What I Left Out" essay based on his new book "Human Errors." But it's not very persuasive. What intelligent designer could have come up with this? | Continue reading
Opinion | A dubious system of herbal medicine became a blueprint for cranks peddling cures for everything from cancer to Covid-19. | Continue reading
Some experts are wary of the fledgling brain-computer interface industry, which directly connects machines and minds. | Continue reading
As Covid-19 spreads and health care shortages loom, doctors will face grim choices. Ethicists are hoping to provide guidance ahead of the reckoning. | Continue reading
Opinion | President Trump's bungled Covid-19 response was in large part shaped by the GOP's longstanding, corporate-backed science denialism. | Continue reading
Decades ago, two parents sued a drug company over their newborn's deformity — and along the way, they changed courtroom science forever. | Continue reading
Book Review | In "The Triumph of Doubt," David Michaels shows how paid experts are used to downplay risks and sow uncertainty. | Continue reading
Why are so many scholars and scientists obsessed with deciphering a bizarre, illustrated 600-year old manuscript? | Continue reading
Advanced remote-sensing satellite technology is compiling a granular record of Earth’s hardest-to-reach regions. | Continue reading
Book Review | In "The Great Pretender," Susannah Cahalan explores a landmark 1970s study that helped to change the way we judge sanity. | Continue reading
While scientists test claims about bathroom wipes, industry players and watchdogs argue over who's to blame for sewer clogs. | Continue reading
Opinion | U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm about the dangers of fast-spreading, drug-resistant fungus strains. | Continue reading
Flying can be stressful, painful, or downright impossible for wheelchair users. Advocates argue that it doesn't have to be that way. | Continue reading
Canada’s health department is making clinical study reports submitted by companies seeking approval for new drugs and treatments publicly available through an online portal. The reports play an important role in helping regulators make their decisions and transparency advocates w … | Continue reading
I've now treated several patients with CAR-T, the new cancer gene therapy. I've also scrambled to manage side effects. | Continue reading
Facing the scourge of a parasitic Asian mite, commercial beekeepers are trying to breed a resistant strain of honey bee. But other threats loom. | Continue reading
In “The Vagina Bible,” Jen Gunter shines a light on age-old medical myths and wellness fads based in pseudoscience. | Continue reading
Some cosmologists are on a quest to change the narrative of how the universe came to be. The problem, they say, is no one’s listening. | Continue reading
Millions of families are being forced to pay out-of-pocket for professional lactation consultants and related services and supplies. Is that legal? | Continue reading
While studies have long focused on bullying's impact on the body and nervous system, researchers say it may affect victims' brain structure, too. | Continue reading
Opinion | An operations management specialist is applying lessons from statistics to help free up hospital beds. It's working. | Continue reading
The country fast-tracked the controversial treatment, opening an international rift over who should make health care decisions. | Continue reading
The Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is among the world's rarest butterflies, but next to nothing is known about it. | Continue reading
Engineers have tried for a century to outwit the relentless onslaught of pipeline corrosion. They can't, and the best bet is smart surveillance. | Continue reading
An ambitious collaboration between scientists and a local mining community seeks to preserve one-of-a-kind fossils. | Continue reading
Opinion | Many people assume all bioplastics are made from plants and can break down completely in the environment. But that’s not the case. | Continue reading
Opinion | At turns lauded and vilified, the humble egg is an example of everything wrong with nutrition studies. | Continue reading
In today's ecosystem of online science publications, it can be hard to tell what qualifies as journalism and what doesn't. Does it matter? | Continue reading
Opinion | The relationship between autism researchers and the community they serve is fraught — but it's getting better. | Continue reading
Georgia is one of many states that is adopting or considering voting technology that experts say decreases security and erodes election integrity. | Continue reading
Opinion | Public debates about science and technology are rarely ever just about the science and technology. | Continue reading
In the U.S., just two Y chromosomes exist within a population of 9 million Holsteins. Researchers want to know what traits have been lost over time. | Continue reading
Opinion | 'Brain training' games are supported by studies that fail to provide evidence of truly improved cognition. | Continue reading
In our weekly news roundup: TSA allows travel with hemp-derived cannabis products, tribes stave off drilling on sacred land, and more. | Continue reading
The amount of heat-trapping methane in the atmosphere seemed to be leveling off when, in 2007, it began rising again quickly. Nobody yet knows why. | Continue reading
Only humans and some social insects have large enough populations to engage in all-out warfare. How do such conflicts arise? | Continue reading
How an African-American psychiatrist helped design a groundbreaking television show as a radical therapeutic tool for helping minority preschoolers. | Continue reading
When the media fails to verify the rigor and credibility of a scientific study — or ignores its shortcomings entirely — everyone loses. | Continue reading
When a child with measles arrived at a health center near Boston, staff went to work — and learned some lessons, too. | Continue reading
Opinion | Libraries and funding agencies are finally flexing their muscles against journal paywalls. Authors should follow suit. | Continue reading
With increased globalization and climate change, more countries are preparing for the inevitable arrival of crop-destroying invasive species. | Continue reading