Stories by Lynne Peeples

People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light. Beneath the hype, there is some interesting biology

Steep population declines in most countries are expected to have negative effects over the next several generations, but adaptation is possible

Better assessment of stress and tailored approaches to combat it could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage to health

Studies are “decades behind,” owing to a lack of funding, but research is picking up

The global rise of “vaccine hesitancy” is changing the landscape of disease transmission

How do racial biases play into deadly encounters with the police? Researchers wrestle with incomplete data to reach answers

Death rates have dropped during past economic downturns, even as many health trends have worsened. Researchers are scrambling to decipher lessons before the next big recession

Researchers were stunned to find an 18th-century ship that had been unearthed by construction workers at the World Trade Center where the Twin Towers once stood. With great care they followed clues in the well-preserved wood to trace the craft's history to the era of the American Revolution

Success of a vaginal microbicide gel reveals how HIV-prevention strategies can emerge from progress in treatment

What have scientists learned from 30 years of research and rebirth in the blast zone?

Could added incentives and other changes to the federal food stamp program trim rampant obesity rates among low-income groups?

The neural basis for "smound" may have been uncovered

Research into both coyote and human behavior informs strategies to reduce urban-nature clashes and make peace with animal neighbors

Increasing maximum wave heights off the Pacific Northwest coast may pose a greater threat than rising sea levels

Australia is at the forefront of a global water crisis. Some of the management lessons learned there could help bail out California and other parched regions before they meet the same fate

Scientists are developing sophisticated tools to trace the paths of glaciers, unearthing previously unknown pieces of the climate record

Scientists are employing improved monitors in efforts to pinpoint air pollutants that cause childhood disease

Scientists hope a better understanding of when, where and how mammoth oceanic waves form can someday help ships steer clear of danger

Tolerance for cow's milk may have arisen in the Neolithic period among the Linearbandkeramik culture of central Europe, not with the Lutefisk-lovers of Scandinavia