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Myopia is becoming so common some people deem it “epidemic.” Here’s why getting kids outside and treating nearsightedness early is crucial for healthy […]

A declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is ‘a realistic possibility’ for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and molluscs

Four years after a mysterious respiratory virus jumped from animals into humans and launched the COVID pandemic, wary epidemiologists are keeping a close eye […]

A new book seeks to correct misconceptions about ADHD and accentuate the plus side of the condition

Genomic analysis suggests that the outbreak probably began in December or January, but a shortage of data is hampering efforts to pin down the source

“Energy independence” doesn’t mean what politicians think it means

With an injection of rat cells, mouse brains that were genetically engineered to be unable to smell could detect odors and even track down an Oreo cookie stash

Lethal autonomous weapons might reduce civilian casualties—or make catastrophic mistakes

Almost half of the world population heads to elections in 2024. To counter disinformation activities aimed against the voters on social media, we must first […]

For some parents, bed-sharing is the only way their baby can sleep. Rather than talking to parents about how to do it safely, we try to pretend it doesn’t […]

The Geologic Atlas of the Lunar Globe doubles the resolution of Apollo-era maps and will support the space ambitions of China and other countries

Amid Earth’s fourth global coral bleaching event, a leading expert says tackling climate change is the key to fighting back.

A new U.N. program highlights the disconnect between climate messaging and the growing possibility of overshooting a key global warming threshold

Inexpensive Chinese solar panels are pitting Americans who want cheap equipment against those who want to make it

H5N1 influenza virus particles have been detected in commercially sold milk, but it’s not clear how the virus is spreading in cattle or whether their milk […]

Research suggests that people tend to exaggerate how critically they will be viewed if they reveal negative information about themselves to others

Processed foods have been blamed for many health problems, but dietary research is tricky and nuanced

Here’s what a chef, a vet and two anthropologists have to say about eating periodical cicadas

Someday an unlucky outburst from our sun could strike Earth and fry most of our electronics—and we’ve already had some too-close-for-comfort near misses

Ahead of a project to spray carbon dioxide into jungle plots, researchers contemplate what its results might signal about the forest’s future.

In the 1970s a young psychologist challenged a popular theory of how we acquire language, launching a fierce debate that continues to this day

The EPA has released four new pollution rules, most focusing on coal-fired power, as the final pieces of Biden’s push to clean up the power sector

People understand how saving tropical forests is good for the planet, but temperate forests are equally indispensable in fighting climate change

There has never been a better time to be or become a birder

How “heart-centered” archaeology is helping to find the Indigenous children who never came home from residential schools