A new book debunks the myth of human selfishness—and makes the case for an ‘ecocivilization’
Author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldview—and that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future
This researcher made up a disease to test AI. It failed miserably
How an experiment involving a made-up skin condition exposes the risks of increasingly popular AI medical advice
Putting a nuclear reactor on the moon: big promise, bigger challenges
Nuclear power could enable long-term lunar missions, but NASA’s timeline may be too ambitious
Hantavirus outbreak has new updates, PCOS is now PMOS, fish hides in another animal’s ‘butthole’
What you should know about hantavirus, why PCOS is getting a new name, and how some fish hide in an unusual spot
Black women’s ‘womb crisis’ extends far beyond maternal mortality
A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women
Why everyone is obsessed with protein—and whether you actually need more
Are we really falling short on protein—or is the high-protein craze overblown?
Hantavirus outbreak occurs at sea, microplastics may contribute to warming, and Alaska landslide sparks tsunami
A deadly hantavirus outbreak occurs on a cruise ship, scientists warn that microplastics may be contributing to climate warming, and a retreating-glacier‑triggered landslide unleashed a massive Alaska tsunami
‘Wolverine’ stack, ‘peptide parties,’ ‘biohacking’: Is the peptide craze backed by science?
As peptide “stacking” takes over social media feeds, we separate the science from the hype of the Internet’s latest wellness obsession
What happens when you let AI agents run an entire start-up
Journalist Evan Ratliff explores what happens when AI agents are given real autonomy to build and run a start‑up from scratch
Scorpion stingers with metals, preeclampsia hope, more cuts to U.S. wind energy
A look at what makes scorpions so deadly, why there’s hope for preeclampsia and how President Trump is gutting wind energy
Inside the ibogaine rush: How psychedelic therapy is going mainstream
Tracing how psychedelics have undergone a revival in the U.S. and what the White House’s new psychedelic push means for research
How Star Trek, Missy Elliott and queer theory help explain the deepest questions in physics
A physicist explores how poetry, pop culture and imagination help us understand spacetime and our place in the universe