People in recovery from eating disorders and OCD increasingly seek support from coaches, but some experts are wary.
Opinion: It’s Time to Rethink the Academic Tenure Process
To fight the war on science, higher education needs to reimagine the most important career milestone for faculty.
To fight the war on science, higher education needs to reimagine the most important career milestone for faculty.
Is a ‘Nuclear Renaissance’ Possible in the United States?
President Trump’s push to revive nuclear energy relies on deregulation, but experts say that strategy is misplaced.
President Trump’s push to revive nuclear energy relies on deregulation, but experts say that strategy is misplaced.
Does This Cellphone Habit Raise Risk of Hemorrhoids?
Two-thirds of participants admitted to using their phones on the toilet.
Two-thirds of participants admitted to using their phones on the toilet.
Book Review: When the Red Planet Drove Earthlings to Distraction
David Baron’s “The Martians” plumbs the depths of America’s fascination with Mars at the turn of the 20th century.
David Baron’s “The Martians” plumbs the depths of America’s fascination with Mars at the turn of the 20th century.
Podcast: Should We Change Our Planet’s Climate…on Purpose?
This week on Entanglements, our hosts talk to an atmospheric chemist and a planetary physicist about geoengineering.
This week on Entanglements, our hosts talk to an atmospheric chemist and a planetary physicist about geoengineering.
How to Help People Stay on Their Weight-Loss Drugs
Only 8 percent of patients remain on GLP-1s after three years, according to a new review. A holistic approach may help.
Only 8 percent of patients remain on GLP-1s after three years, according to a new review. A holistic approach may help.
Book Review: This Is Your Brain on Nature
In “Nature and the Mind,” Marc Berman uses neuroscience to show how interacting with nature benefits mental health.
In “Nature and the Mind,” Marc Berman uses neuroscience to show how interacting with nature benefits mental health.
Opinion: How Tariffs Could Help Canada Wean Itself From Fossil Fuels
Tariffs imposed by the U.S. could give its trading partners space to reduce their economies’ dependence on oil and gas.
Tariffs imposed by the U.S. could give its trading partners space to reduce their economies’ dependence on oil and gas.
Earth Models Can Predict the Planet’s Future, but Not Their Own
One of the world’s foremost climate models, a DOE initiative a decade in the works, now faces funding threats.
One of the world’s foremost climate models, a DOE initiative a decade in the works, now faces funding threats.
Interview: Lifting the Veil on America’s Addiction Rehab Industry
In her new book, journalist Shoshana Walter takes aim at the nation’s drug treatment system and finds it sorely lacking.
In her new book, journalist Shoshana Walter takes aim at the nation’s drug treatment system and finds it sorely lacking.
Opinion: Asking the Wrong Questions About Antidepressants
Simplistic debates about the drugs obscure the complex dynamics of how psychic pain is understood and treated.
Simplistic debates about the drugs obscure the complex dynamics of how psychic pain is understood and treated.
Proposed NASA Cuts Could Affect Public Health Research
From space, NASA collects data that’s crucial for public health. Potential cuts could threaten that work.
From space, NASA collects data that’s crucial for public health. Potential cuts could threaten that work.
Opinion: The Impact of a Ghostwritten Paper on the Fate of Glyphosate
A downsized EPA faces a deadline to review the herbicide’s safety without much of its in-house expertise.
A downsized EPA faces a deadline to review the herbicide’s safety without much of its in-house expertise.
Cancer Super-Survivors May Hold Keys to New Treatments
Researchers typically ask why people get cancer. What if they studied why some survive — or never develop the disease?
Researchers typically ask why people get cancer. What if they studied why some survive — or never develop the disease?
Book Review: The Secret History of Forever Chemicals
Mariah Blake’s “They Poisoned the World” exposes the corporate campaign to hide the dangers of PFAS and its human toll.
Mariah Blake’s “They Poisoned the World” exposes the corporate campaign to hide the dangers of PFAS and its human toll.