In “The Myth of Normal,” physician Gabor Maté argues that we’ve created a world that’s fundamentally unhealthy.
Locked-In Syndrome and the Misplaced Presumption of Misery
Despite near total paralysis, surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more widely understood.
Despite near total paralysis, surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more widely understood.
If Insects Feel Pain, Should They Be Protected in Research?
Some scientists want to grant more invertebrates ethical consideration, questioning assumptions on consciousness.
Some scientists want to grant more invertebrates ethical consideration, questioning assumptions on consciousness.
In Permafrost Thaw, Scientists Seek To Understand Radon Risk
The cancer-causing gas is colorless, odorless and tasteless, making it an invisible threat to homes built on permafrost.
The cancer-causing gas is colorless, odorless and tasteless, making it an invisible threat to homes built on permafrost.
In Agriculture, a Perennial Problem With Grains
Some researchers say Kernza will make the food system more sustainable; others doubt it will ever produce enough grain.
Some researchers say Kernza will make the food system more sustainable; others doubt it will ever produce enough grain.
Opinion: In Bioethics, Ignoring Racism Is Itself a Kind of Racism
Despite abundant evidence of racism’s health impacts, a key bioethics reference text barely acknowledges the problem.
Despite abundant evidence of racism’s health impacts, a key bioethics reference text barely acknowledges the problem.
Has the BLM Movement Influenced Police Use of Lethal Force?
Researchers seeking to answer this question face a key challenge: incomplete government data on police use of force.
Researchers seeking to answer this question face a key challenge: incomplete government data on police use of force.
The Long, Uncertain Road To Artificial General Intelligence
A versatile new AI is fueling speculation that machines will soon think like humans. It’s time for a reality check.
A versatile new AI is fueling speculation that machines will soon think like humans. It’s time for a reality check.
How Ukraine’s Environmentalists Are Helping the War Effort
Volunteers are monitoring air quality, tracking environmental war crimes, sheltering people, and protecting wildlife.
Volunteers are monitoring air quality, tracking environmental war crimes, sheltering people, and protecting wildlife.
For Students Struggling With Mental Health, Schools Try Time Off
Providing days off may be a short term solution, but major issues — like therapy inaccessibility — remain unaddressed
Providing days off may be a short term solution, but major issues — like therapy inaccessibility — remain unaddressed
Opinion: We Must End Attacks on Hospitals in Conflict Zones
International laws meant to shield hospitals and health workers from belligerents are rarely, if ever, enforced.
International laws meant to shield hospitals and health workers from belligerents are rarely, if ever, enforced.
Opinion: Why Won’t Academia Let Go of ‘Publish or Perish’?
From graduate students to full professors, scientists seem to be too entrenched in the current system to change it.
From graduate students to full professors, scientists seem to be too entrenched in the current system to change it.
Why Researchers Want Broader Access to Social Media Data
What could journalists and social scientists shed light on if they had a better view of the digital world?
What could journalists and social scientists shed light on if they had a better view of the digital world?
The Fractious Evolution of Pediatric Transgender Medicine
A Dutch clinic pioneered transgender medical care for kids, shaping decades of research amid criticism from all sides.
A Dutch clinic pioneered transgender medical care for kids, shaping decades of research amid criticism from all sides.
How Radar Is Helping Track Down Lost Indigenous Grave Sites
Indigenous groups in Canada and the U.S. are using ground penetrating radar to look for burial sites at former schools.
Indigenous groups in Canada and the U.S. are using ground penetrating radar to look for burial sites at former schools.
Opinion: I Helped Pen the UN Climate Report. Here’s Why It Gives Me Hope.
The nearly 3,000-page document details a stark, urgent threat — but it also shows a clear path forward.
The nearly 3,000-page document details a stark, urgent threat — but it also shows a clear path forward.