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News and updates from the science team. Topics include genetics, infectious disease, psychology, and more.
Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.
Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.
The US eradicated screwworm. Its return could cost America billions.
Millions more people will be taking a GLP-1 soon. What’s the catch?
The billionaire space race is a dangerous fantasy.
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There are 90,000 supplements on the market. Do they actually work?
The cutting-edge of neurotech can read your mind. Sort of.
Inside the years-long quest to catch a sea star killer.
Banning food dye is inconsequential when environmental pollution is killing us.
Climate facts are inconvenient — so Trump is making them disappear.
Despite what your social media feed might say, microwaves are safe.
The animal researcher who tried to experience the world through the nose of a dog.
This new telescope lets you hold 10 million galaxies in your hand.
If only the NIH would fund it.
Just how much should you drink?
Too bad it’s now sabotaging it.
Francis Collins led the NIH for a decade before its dismantling. He’s still searching for answers.
If America wants a space program, it needs SpaceX.
How Musk’s SpaceX became too big to fail for US national security.
From disaster warnings to drug development, how AI is generating real-world wins.
A step forward in academia’s existential fight against scientific fraud.
The real cost of forcing foreign students away from elite universities like Harvard.
Yes, protein builds muscle. No, you don’t need as much as lifting influencers say.
The most important part of a volcano is hidden deep underground.
We can keep saving lives when foreign aid is dying.
Is Trump doing the right thing on animal research for the wrong reasons?
The strange connection between ideology and the brain.
More contagious than Covid-19 and with a 30 percent mortality rate, smallpox was one of history’s biggest killers. Now, it’s gone.
Swole of body, swole of mind.
Lab-grown blood could save tens of thousands of lives. Is it possible?
The one allergy treatment to rule them all, explained.
Don’t buy the hype about “de-extinction.”
Trump’s crackdown on foreign students and scientists will do irreparable harm to the country.
Kennedy is targeting our best defense against the dentist.
Are repressed memories for real? The Tell thinks so.
Dementia has long resisted treatment. But one answer could be surprisingly simple.
Researchers are hoping they may unlock one of animal biology’s greatest mysteries.
The unregulated morass of vitamins and supplements makes it hard to know what’s legitimate. We can help.
Science depends on animal testing. But the work comes at a steep, hidden cost.
The troubling ripple effects of more measles outbreaks, explained.
Academia runs on underpaid, overworked PhD students. It doesn’t have to.
The confusing guidance about alcohol, simplified.
Five years later, the Covid-19 pandemic has turned people against a cutting-edge medical technology.
Digital dependence is reshaping our brains. But we can fight it.