In “Doctored,” an investigative journalist outlines how fraud and misconduct have stalled the search for effective Alzheimer’s treatments.

The Karuk Tribe in Northern California has stewarded its home using prescribed burns for millennia. Now, they’re training others on... more

Some research shows that e-cigarettes can be a useful tool for quitting cigarettes, but that strategy is hotly contested by... more

Scientists determined that Lucy, a human ancestor from 3.2 million years ago, couldn’t have beaten modern humans in a foot... more

Researchers tagged mouse RNA with the enzyme that makes fireflies glow, in hopes of better understanding how viruses and memories... more

On the heels of some big quantum computing advances in 2024, at least one company is telling businesses to get... more

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of... more

When a fire burns in an urban area, it unleashes a slurry of chemicals. Scientists are trying to understand the... more

The outbreak of H5N9 avian influenza occurred at a California duck farm in November 2024. Also, new research pinpoints 298... more

A psychologist and author of “How To Winter” explains what we can learn from people thriving in the coldest, darkest... more