Policy & Ethics
U.S. Courts Crack Down on Feds over Mass Wildlife Culls
Judges say wildlife officials have been slack on science in assessing the need for exterminating wolves, wolverines and cormorants
EARTH
Mount Saint Helens Is Recharging!
Climate
Sea Level Rise Swallows 5 Whole Pacific Islands
Natural Disasters
Destructive Wildfire near Canada's Oil Sands May Have Been Fueled by Global Warming
Space
Space
Mercury's Rare Road Trip
Evolution
Evolution
Ice Age Death Trap Yields an Unexpected Carnivore
Physics
Physics
Godless Universe: A Physicist Searches for Meaning in Nature
Wellness
Wellness
Could a Few Extra Pounds Help You Live Longer?
Behavior & Society
Behavior & Society
Opioid Addiction Is a Huge Problem, but Pain Prescriptions Are Not the Cause
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Ice Age Death Trap Yields an Unexpected Carnivore
Bones from Wyoming's Natural Trap Cave turn out to be those of a wolf never before found in the lower 48
Sea Level Rise Swallows 5 Whole Pacific Islands
Evidence confirms dramatic climate change effects in the Solomon Islands
The Age of Cheap Oil and Natural Gas Is Just Beginning
Fracking and horizontal drilling have sent supplies through the roof and prices through the floor, and things are likely to stay that way
Destructive Wildfire near Canada's Oil Sands May Have Been Fueled by Global Warming
The devastating natural disaster in Fort McMurray is “consistent” with climate change
Your Facial Bone Structure Has a Big Influence on How People See You
New research shows that although we perceive character traits like trustworthiness based on a person’s facial expressions, our perceptions of abilities like strength are influenced by facial structure
Beyond Resveratrol: The Anti-Aging NAD Fad
Whenever I see my 10-year-old daughter brimming over with so much energy that she jumps up in the middle of supper to run around the table, I think to myself, “those young mitochondria.” Mitochondria are our cells’ energy dynamos.
Special Report
The Future of Medicine 2016
Medicine
Beyond chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, doctors are uncovering new ways to harness the power of the patient’s immune system to combat cancer
Infographic of the Week
Videos
Mercury's Rare Road Trip
Thirteen times a century, on average, Mercury passes directly between Earth and the sun, creating what astronomers call a transit. It just happened again; this video, created with images from the orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the tiny planet’s silhouette as it makes its seven-hour journey across the solar disk.
