Science
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Is Ice Cream Really Healthy? Here’s What the Evidence Says
Any benefit of eating ice cream can likely be explained by other factors – such as eating a healthy diet or exercising.
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As Heat Records Fall, How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body?
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Does Artificial Sweetener Aspartame Really Cause Cancer? What the WHO Listing Means
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A New, Thin-Lensed Telescope Design Could Far Surpass James Webb
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Does Turning the Air Conditioning Off When You’re Not Home Actually Save Energy?
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Not All Repellents Are Equal – Here’s How to Avoid Mosquito Bites This Summer
Two mosquito physiology experts explain which repellents work better than others and how to protect yourself this summer.
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Woman Spends 500 Days Alone in Cave: How Extreme Isolation Alters Sense of Time
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Fire Danger in the Western United States’ High Mountains Is Intensifying:
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How Better Pollen Forecasts Could Help With Allergy Season
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How Do Superconductors Work? A Physicist Explains
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Why the Ethics of Octopus Farming Is So Troubling
Octopuses are enigmatic beings whose experiences of industrial farming are likely to be profound.
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Why Rain on Snow in the California Mountains Worries Scientists
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Turkey Earthquake Video Shows Buildings Collapsing Like Pancakes: Here’s Why
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How Do You Vaccinate a Honeybee? New Tool Will Help Protect Pollinators
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2022’s US Climate Disasters: A Tale of Too Much Rain – & Too Little
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Bad Hangovers? Why Genetics, Personality & Coping Mechanisms Can Make a Difference
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Nuclear Fusion: How Scientists Can Turn Latest Breakthrough Into New Clean Power Source
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Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic Is Hotter, Rainier & Wetter, Study Finds
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Measles: Why the World Health Organization Has Declared It an ‘Imminent Global Threat’
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Shorter Days Affect the Mood of Millions: How to Avoid the Winter Blues
Research shows that young adults and women are particularly susceptible to seasonal affective disorder. A nutritional neuroscientist offers tips on how to avoid the winter blues.
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Fatherhood Changes Men’s Brains, According to Before-&-After MRI Scans
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Scientists Discover 5 New Species of Black Corals Living Near Great Barrier Reef
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Here’s Why NASA’s Artemis 1 Mission to the Moon Is Important
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Why Some Like It Hot: The Science of Spiciness
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What Is RSV? 5 Questions About Respiratory Syncytial Virus Answered
Tens of thousands of children have tested positive for RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, in the last months in what is the largest outbreak of the virus in recent years.
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How You Can Help Protect Sharks – & What Doesn’t Work
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Etienne Klein: French Scientist Posts Picture of Chorizo on Twitter
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James Webb Space Telescope: Chorizo Slice Is Stand-In for Distant Star
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Here’s Why Monarch Butterflies Are Now an Endangered Species
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How the James Webb Space Telescope Helps the Search for Alien Life
Life on Earth has dramatically changed the chemistry of the planet. Astronomers will measure light that bounces off distant planets to look for similar clues that they host life.