Discoveries about Ancient Hominin Evolution Win 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Climate Change

Deadly Heat Dome Was a 1-in-10,000-Year Event

The record-smashing temperatures in the Pacific Northwest last year were an extraordinarily rare occurrence even in the age of climate change

Anne C. Mulkern and E&E News

Cancer

Fungi Lurk Inside Cancers—and Might Speed Their Growth

Thousands of tumor samples provide the clearest link yet between cancer and fungi, but more research is needed

Max Kozlov and Nature magazine

Psychology

How People Rate Pizza, Jobs and Relationships Is Surprisingly Predictive of Their Behavior

Researchers are perplexed as to why inner feelings about life and love predict our actions better than the best social science

Sara Novak

Politics

On Election Day, Vote for Candidates with Science-Based Policies, Not Politicians Who Ignore Evidence

Some office seekers have positions based on research and facts, whereas others stand on assumptions and bias

The Editors

Materials Science

Mistletoe’s Ridiculously Clingy Seeds Could Make a Biological Glue

The festive parasite mistletoe’s sticky prowess explained

Jack Tamisiea