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Book Review: The Enduring Allure of Alien Worlds
In her new book, “Alien Worlds: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos,” astronomer...
Are Academic Publishers Ignoring the Theft of Ukrainian Fossils?
Russian scientists publish extensively on fossils taken from Taurida Cave in occupied Crimea. The editorial boards...
The Lasting Impact of Exposure to Gun Violence
The long-term effects of firearm violence in urban communities — and among young people in particular...
Book Review: A New Chapter in the Quest for a Longer Life
Can scientists unlock the keys to a longer life? The field is flush with hope and...
Low-frequency Noise is Pervasive. Does That Matter?
Unlike high-frequency sounds, low-frequency waves can penetrate walls and carry farther distances. The research on low-frequencies...
When Dementia Strikes a Beloved Writer
Beloved Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel García Márquez wanted his last book — which he wrote as...
Can a 'Net-Zero' World Lead to True Sustainability?
Ambitious plans to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions across the economy focus on engineering solutions such as...
The Quest to Find and Identify Missing Persons
Scientists are testing environmental DNA as a tool to help search for, locate, and repatriate lost...
A Polluted Peruvian City Prevails in International Court
A landmark ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ordered the government of Peru...
The Genetic Net: Tracking Insects — and Biodiversity — with eDNA
Few tools measure biodiversity on a grand scale, and there’s still much scientists don’t know despite...
Interview: Puncturing Misconceptions About Vaccine Hesitancy
David M. Higgins, a pediatrician and author of a recent essay in The New England Journal...
Do ‘Griefbots’ Help Mourners Deal With Loss?
AI-driven chatbots for bereaved people simulate interactions with lost loved ones based on their emails, texts,...
When Infection Sparks Obsession: PANDAS and PANS
In 1998, a publication detailed how a child’s behavior could change alarmingly after a strep infection....
The Contested World of Classifying Life on Earth
There exists no single, unified list of all species. Taxonomists in different fields don’t always define...
A Common Gene Test Could Save Lives From Chemo Drug Overdose
The chemotherapy drug fluorouracil, known as 5-FU, kills an estimated 1 in 1,000 patients, but a...
Book Review: Confronting the Slow Calamity of Climate Migration
In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten explores the profound demographic impact that global warming will have...
Failure to Define Long Covid Will Impede Research Progress
Some people who get Covid-19 experience symptoms long after the initial illness, developing what’s known as...
The Allure and Dangers of Experimenting With Brain-Dead Bodies
Surging interest in xenotransplantation, the implanting of non-human animal parts into human bodies, has cast a...
Book Excerpt: How Robots Have Become Trusted Surgical Assistants
Despite what we see in science fiction movies, intelligent machines cannot perform surgeries alone. But highly...
Ukrainian Scientific Collections Need Protection During War
Scientific collections housed in museums, archives, and libraries are part of a country’s cultural heritage. During...
