The fierce debate about smartphones and adolescent mental health rests on conflicting science. Researchers and technology companies must work to improve it.

Apr. 1, 2025 — While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics, which are smaller ... An Efficient Self ...

Mar. 31, 2025 — A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condition but also indicates how far it ...

As air temperatures get hotter with climate change, urban fires will get more common, with New Zealand seeing over 40% […] ...

José Hernandez’s journey to the stars rose from humble beginnings as a migrant farmworker to a NASA astronaut.

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

From chewing gum to teabags, microplastics have already been discovered in a range of everyday items. These tiny pieces of plastic measure less than five millimeters long and are not biodegradable ...

we can develop strategies to counter its tricks. Science, at its core, is about uncovering the unknown. This discovery is just one piece of the puzzle, but it brings us closer to understanding ...

DESPITE the availability of many drugs and preventive strategies to treat or halt the spread of malaria, it continues to infect more than 250 million people annually, the majority of whom are children ...