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Brain model from the early 20th century.

How One Neuroscientist Is Trying to Rewrite the Human Mind

by Sara Talpos November 22, 2025November 21, 2025

Environment invasive species

A Bugging Question: Is It Time To Rethink Biological Control?

by Hannah Thomasy November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

The AI Therapy Illusion: Why ChatGPT Can’t Replace A Good Ol’ Shrink

by Ramin Skibba November 7, 2025November 6, 2025

Pregnancy For Hire: Medical And Ethical Risks Of The Surrogacy Industry

by Ferrukh Faruqui October 25, 2025October 24, 2025

Society united states

The Sunlight Paradox: Why More People Are Questioning Sunscreen — And What Science Says

by Joshua Cohen October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

In The News microsoft

I Prompt, Therefore I Am? How AI Is Changing Our Critical Thinking

by Ramin Skibba September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Person using a smartphone

Society mental health

The Risks Of “Coaches” Replacing Certified Mental Health Professionals

by Paulina Rowińska September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

Economy climate change

Trumps Wants A “Nuclear Renaissance” In The U.S. — But Is It Even Possible?

by Claudia López Lloreda September 9, 2025September 10, 2025

Photo of the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Florida.

In The News united states

U.S. Flood Risk Maps Are Badly Outdated — And Trump Is Blocking A Fix

by Anna Kramer August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Metascience, The Key To Restoring Trust In Research — Or Just Another Career Elevator Field?

by C. Brandon Ogbunu August 14, 2025August 8, 2025

Future artificial intelligence

The New Digital Divide: When Your Language Isn’t In The Machine

by Angelo Valerio Toma August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Future elon musk

The Machiavellian Science Of Immortality: Exposing Tech Billionaires’ Transhumanist Fantasies

by Jonathan R. Goodman July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

Canned Jokes Aside, Can AI Have A True Sense Of Humor?

by Jyoti Madhusoodanan July 26, 2025July 25, 2025

Photo of two people looking at a computer screen.

Society technology

What Went Wrong With AI Detectors At California Universities?

by Tara García Mathewson July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

A train halting for an elephant in West Bengal, India.

Green conservation

Why The Human-Wildlife “Coexistence” Formula Has Failed Both Them And Us

by Ashraf Shaikh July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

In The News research

Europe’s Ambitious Bid To Rescue Health Research As U.S. Slashes NIH Funding

by Frieda Klotz July 6, 2025July 6, 2025

In The News addiction

Smartphone Bans In Schools Might Not Help Teen Mental Health After All

by Joshua Cohen June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

In The News health

Mapping The Exposome: The Bold New Science Linking Your Environment To Disease

by Emma Foehringer Merchant June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Does AI Suffer? Should AI Have Rights? The Culture War Brewing Over Machine Sentience

by Conor Purcell June 12, 2025

Two women in white lab coats work in a laboratory. One of them looks into a microscope, while the other looks at her from the side.

In The News science

When Science Gets Censored: The U.S. Researchers Saying No To Political Criteria For Funding

by Peter Andrey Smith May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

In The News medical care

CAR-T To mRNA: Inside The Next Generation Of Tailored Cancer Therapies

by Claudia López Lloreda May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

Marijuana Use Is Rising Across The U.S. — So Are Its Possible Heart Risks

by Joshua Cohen May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

Society science

When Apes Talk: Why Aren’t We More Excited About Animal Language Breakthroughs?

by Michael Erard May 5, 2025May 9, 2025

Restoration technician Jacob Churulo guides the controlled burn at Nachusa Grasslands

The New York Wildfires Rekindling The Debate Over Controlled Burns

by Peter Andrey Smith April 23, 2025May 9, 2025

child in front of laptop

Society children

Can AI Step In To Shield Children from Online Predators?

by Rod McCullom April 15, 2025May 9, 2025

Norway, A Surprising Satellite Powerhouse — With A Troublesome Neighbor

Norway, A Surprising Satellite Powerhouse — With A Troublesome Neighbor

by Sarah Scoles April 5, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of a man spraying a field with pesticides.

The Herbicide Catch-22: Protecting Ecosystems While Risking Our Health

by Bertrand Hauger April 3, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of a person sitting on a hospital bed

Infertility, Clinics Need To Do More About The Mental Health Impact

by Elizabeth Landau March 30, 2025May 24, 2025

Photo of a Black researcher working in a lab

Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

How A Supreme Court Ruling Paved The Way For Today’s Flood Of DEI Lawsuits In Academia

by Claudia López Lloreda March 26, 2025May 24, 2025

Shadows in the lab

Future research funding

Now It’s The Scientist Who Must Evolve — Or Go The Way Of The Dodo

by C. Brandon Ogbunu March 14, 2025May 24, 2025

Two researchers work with a pipette dropper and wear safety glasses

Future research

Science Is Getting Better At Handling DNA — The Law Is Getting Worse

by Peter Andrey Smith March 5, 2025May 24, 2025

photo of a healthcare worker with a mask

Society public health

The Deep Roots Of The Broken U.S. Public Health Care System

by Eric Coles February 27, 2025May 24, 2025

Saving The Stars: The Fight To Preserve Chile's Night Sky From Light Pollution

Saving The Stars: The Fight To Preserve Chile’s Night Sky From Light Pollution

by Alexa Robles-Gil April 30, 2024June 23, 2025

A wind turbine in a rapeseed field, taken in Vierkirchen.

The “Net-Zero” Trap: True Environmental Sustainability Must Go Deeper Than Emissions

by Peter Sutoris April 21, 2024May 23, 2025

End Of Roe v. Wade Is Major Blow For Prenatal Genetic Screening

In The News health

End Of Roe v. Wade Is Major Blow For Prenatal Genetic Screening

by Worldcrunch July 11, 2022May 24, 2025

Blackfeet Indians horse-riding in reservation

In The News pandemic

On A Montana Indian Reservation, The Opioid Crisis Has Hit Harder

by Worldcrunch June 3, 2022May 22, 2025

NanoRacks-Remove Debris satellite deployed into space by the ISS

Ideas technology

Artificial Satellite Pollution, Perils For Biodiversity In Space And On Earth

by Worldcrunch May 17, 2022May 24, 2025

Woman sweeping her house in India.

In The News technology

The Digital Tracking Of India’s Sanitation Workers Is An Extra Dirty Deal

by Worldcrunch May 11, 2022May 21, 2025

How A Dutch Clinic Pioneered Pediatric Transgender Healthcare, Through 40 Years Of Criticism

LGBTQ Plus medical care

How A Dutch Clinic Pioneered Pediatric Transgender Healthcare, Through 40 Years Of Criticism

by Worldcrunch April 13, 2022May 22, 2025

Photo of commemorative flowers on the former grounds of St. Joseph's Mission Residential School, in Williams Lake, B.C.

Society united states

Indigenous Tribes Use High-Tech Tools To Unearth Buried Crimes Of The Past

by Worldcrunch April 7, 2022May 21, 2025