Stories by Undark

Facing the scourge of a parasitic Asian mite, commercial beekeepers are trying to breed a resistant strain—but other threats loom

Social media users extol—and health experts decry—a 25-year-old study from Jamaica suggesting cannabis use poses no harm to fetal development

Just two Y chromosomes exist in a huge population of U.S. Holsteins; researchers want to know what traits have been lost

Researchers have a lot to learn about the previously banned crop before it flourishes on U.S. farms

In the absence of rigorous science, psychologists disagree about using the neurobiology of stress to defend police officers who kill

Sometimes infecting volunteers with a disease can lead to new treatments. But how much risk and compensation is acceptable for those in poor nations?

In the contentious discussions over what to do about Asian carp, facts and science are often distorted or even completely ignored

Cancerous cells and placental ones appear to regulate the immune system in similar ways

Global warming will get worse. Physical and mental health might, too

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, teams of researchers are busy looking for the next deadly virus. The odds are not in their favor