Stories by Mark Fischetti

Take Your Pills When Your Genes Are Most Active

Drugs could be more effective if taken when the genetic proteins they target are most active

Normal Body Temperature Is Surprisingly Less Than 98.6

Healthy body temps are surprisingly lower

Mammals Shrink When Humans Migrate In

Where humans migrate, mammals become smaller

Only 150 of Your Facebook Contacts Are Real Friends

Even with social media, we max out at 150 real relationships

How Can Scientists Help Make Cities More Sustainable?

Researchers have data. Corporate executives have innovations. Mayors have real problems to solve. Yet these people do not necessarily understand how they can help one another make cities healthier and more productive. Enthusiasts from all three groups met at Springer Nature’s Science and the Sustainable City Summit held July 11 in Singapore to figure out how, together, they can create long-term livability and viability.

Scientists Are Key to Making Cities Sustainable

Urban leaders must work with researchers to solve real human problems

The Same Genes May Underlie Different Psychiatric Disorders

A distinct set of genes may underlie several psychiatric conditions

A Good Life for All

Can humans live well without pillaging the planet?

Stronger, Wetter, Slower: How Hurricanes Will Change

Experts show how 22 recent hurricanes would be different if they formed near the end of this century

New Data: Hurricanes Will Get Worse

Analysis of Hurricane Harvey, which drowned Houston, confirms predictions that the storms are likely to get bigger, be more intense and last longer

Life Expectancy Is Rising Disproportionately across the U.S.

U.S. life span is rising disproportionately

Reptiles Are Concentrated in Specific Locations, Often Unprotected

Lizards, snakes and turtles are concentrated in largely unprotected areas

Are Nor'easters and Bomb Cyclones the New Normal?

More data are supporting a once-controversial theory that the warming Arctic is making winter weather more extreme

Atmospheric River Could Trigger Big California Mudslides

The hills of southern California, stripped bare by massive wildfires, could liquefy under relentless rains

Mass Extinction in Earth's Oceans Could Begin by 2100

What Is This Polar Vortex That Is Freezing the U.S.?

Why frigid air, normally bottled up at the North Pole, sometimes pours down as far south as Florida

Rapper's Lyrics about Climate Change Are Smart

Baba Brinkman makes climate rap hot

Do Genes Mediate Our Behavior? [Video]

Studying the acute sense of smell may provide some answers

School Immunization Laws Are Making Kindergarteners Safer

School immunization laws are working

Deaths from Opioid Overdoses Soar

Men and women of all ages are dying from heroin and fentanyl overdoses