In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.
Opinion: CBD’s Unseen Effects on the Teenage Brain
Cannabidiol is sold as safe, but animal studies show that it can interfere with adolescent brain development.
Cannabidiol is sold as safe, but animal studies show that it can interfere with adolescent brain development.
What Will the Trump-Era Crackdown on Drug Ads Accomplish?
The federal government announced a new approach to regulating pharmaceutical ads. Consumers may not see a difference.
The federal government announced a new approach to regulating pharmaceutical ads. Consumers may not see a difference.
Opinion: Misinformation About the End of Life Is Harming Organ Donation
Concerns about patient safety have turned into alarmism. To save lives, news outlets must set the record straight.
Concerns about patient safety have turned into alarmism. To save lives, news outlets must set the record straight.
Book Review: The Mystery of Transformation in Nature
Oren Harman’s “Metamorphosis” explores the minutiae of biological change and the mechanics of how life shifts forms.
Oren Harman’s “Metamorphosis” explores the minutiae of biological change and the mechanics of how life shifts forms.
Opinion: Putting a Pause on the Practice of Surrogacy
Surrogacy’s health risks raise ethical issues over whether the practice is exploitative and should be banned.
Surrogacy’s health risks raise ethical issues over whether the practice is exploitative and should be banned.
Book Review: The Mixed Blessing of Antibiotics
“Dangerous Miracle,” by Liam Shaw, is a sweeping account of the rise and precarious future of a live-saving medicine.
“Dangerous Miracle,” by Liam Shaw, is a sweeping account of the rise and precarious future of a live-saving medicine.
Opinion: Reflecting on the ‘Crime Gene’ Conference, 30 Years Later
The missteps made by a controversial 1995 conference on genetics and criminal behavior remain unaddressed today.
The missteps made by a controversial 1995 conference on genetics and criminal behavior remain unaddressed today.
Will Science Journalism Funders Step Up or Retreat?
Amid Trump-era funding turmoil, foundations are finding themselves pulled in many directions to fill in the gaps.
Amid Trump-era funding turmoil, foundations are finding themselves pulled in many directions to fill in the gaps.
What the Anti-Sunscreen Movement Misses
New research suggests sunlight has unexpected benefits, but this doesn’t mean everyone should ditch their sunscreen.
New research suggests sunlight has unexpected benefits, but this doesn’t mean everyone should ditch their sunscreen.
Book Review: How Childbirth Has Shaped Civilization
In “Born,” Lucy Inglis reexamines history through the lens of gender roles, medical authority, and bodily autonomy.
In “Born,” Lucy Inglis reexamines history through the lens of gender roles, medical authority, and bodily autonomy.
Fresh Insights Into the Stubborn Problem of Lead Water Pipes
New research methods are revealing more evidence of the health dangers associated with America’s lead service lines.
New research methods are revealing more evidence of the health dangers associated with America’s lead service lines.
Opinion: NIH Student Grant Cancellation Will Weaken Scientific Innovation
The termination of federal F31 diversity fellowships puts many graduate students in a bind — and U.S. science at risk.
The termination of federal F31 diversity fellowships puts many graduate students in a bind — and U.S. science at risk.
Book Review: A Call to Arms About the Threat of Anti-Science
“Science Under Siege,” by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, is an impassioned manifesto against attacks on science.
“Science Under Siege,” by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, is an impassioned manifesto against attacks on science.
Opinion: Invasion Metaphors in Conservation Biology Pose Real-World Risk
Comparisons between invasive species and human migrants in the literature can get hijacked for political ends.
Comparisons between invasive species and human migrants in the literature can get hijacked for political ends.
The Long Quest to Uncover a Sea Star Killing Bacteria
Scientists say they’ve found the cause of a marine epidemic more than 10 years after it started. What took so long?
Scientists say they’ve found the cause of a marine epidemic more than 10 years after it started. What took so long?