The EPA is set to limit PFAS in drinking water to barely detectable levels. Can water utilities meet the standard?
Why Incentives to Attract Doctors to Rural Areas Haven’t Worked
Increased payments and student loan forgiveness haven’t reduced physician shortages in medically underserved areas.
Increased payments and student loan forgiveness haven’t reduced physician shortages in medically underserved areas.
Valuing Indigenous Knowledge in Permafrost Research
In the Canadian Arctic, two ambitious research initiatives try to strengthen climate data through community engagement.
In the Canadian Arctic, two ambitious research initiatives try to strengthen climate data through community engagement.
Did the Battle Against ‘Misinformation’ Go Too Far?
The pandemic brought a massive effort to limit the spread of bad health information. Did it do more harm than good?
The pandemic brought a massive effort to limit the spread of bad health information. Did it do more harm than good?
Opinion: Restricting Obese Women From IVF Is Discriminatory
Fertility clinics bar women with obesity from their services, despite the lack of medical evidence for doing so.
Fertility clinics bar women with obesity from their services, despite the lack of medical evidence for doing so.
Advances in Mind-Decoding Technologies Raise Hopes (And Worries)
Devices that connect brains to computers are increasingly sophisticated. Can the nascent neurorights movement catch up?
Devices that connect brains to computers are increasingly sophisticated. Can the nascent neurorights movement catch up?
The Toxic Sands Threatening Fish in Lake Superior
The slow-motion destruction of Buffalo Reef, a critical spawning ground, offers lessons for new mining projects.
The slow-motion destruction of Buffalo Reef, a critical spawning ground, offers lessons for new mining projects.
Climate Scientists Occupy the Hot Seat in Mock Trial Training
A Minnesota mock courtroom lays bare one of the thorniest issues confronting climate litigation: Scientific evidence.
A Minnesota mock courtroom lays bare one of the thorniest issues confronting climate litigation: Scientific evidence.
Snip or Skip? The Complicated Debate Over Circumcision
The foreskin-removal procedure raises tricky questions about medicine, consent, bodily autonomy, and sexual pleasure.
The foreskin-removal procedure raises tricky questions about medicine, consent, bodily autonomy, and sexual pleasure.
Book Review: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Earthly Sounds
Did you know that sperm whales make sounds using “lips” located near their blowholes — and that those sounds are so loud they could burst the eardrums of a human diver at close range?
Did you know that sperm whales make sounds using “lips” located near their blowholes — and that those sounds are so loud they could burst the eardrums of a human diver at close range?
Opinion: Why Are So Few People Investigating Covid’s Origins?
China may be blocking access to ground zero, but there is evidence to uncover elsewhere — if only more people would try.
China may be blocking access to ground zero, but there is evidence to uncover elsewhere — if only more people would try.
Why Aren’t More People Buying Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids?
In the U.S., millions of adults have hearing loss. Will consumer tech help sway them toward hearing aids?
In the U.S., millions of adults have hearing loss. Will consumer tech help sway them toward hearing aids?
Opinion: Could Long COVID ‘Brain Fog’ Be an Acquired Form of ADHD?
ADHD usually manifests in childhood. But what if Covid-19 has shown that such neurodiversity can develop at any age?
ADHD usually manifests in childhood. But what if Covid-19 has shown that such neurodiversity can develop at any age?
The Side Effect Roulette of Cancer Treatment
Some researchers and advocates strive to offer patients a more accurate window into a drug’s impact on daily life.
Some researchers and advocates strive to offer patients a more accurate window into a drug’s impact on daily life.
Opinion: Keep Capitalism Out of Conservation
Efforts to put an economic value on nature are meant to garner support for saving it. But is that the wisest approach?
Efforts to put an economic value on nature are meant to garner support for saving it. But is that the wisest approach?
Do Video Doorbells Really Help to Deter Crime?
More people are using cameras and sharing footage with the police, but there’s little data showing their effectiveness.
More people are using cameras and sharing footage with the police, but there’s little data showing their effectiveness.