Science

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is considering a major change in how it evaluates research grant proposals. For the past 50 years, the agen…

In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Peter Parker struggles with strange symptoms caused by the DNA from a spider bite that triggers his powers. He wants to …

Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men. However, women who use estrogen as part of hormone therapy after menopause show fewer s…

A plastic vest designed to protect astronauts from harmful solar radiation was tested during NASA’s uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022. Although no so…

Daniel Oakes was 2½ years old when his mother noticed an unusual glow in his eye. When he moved his head, his right pupil appeared white, like a bleac…

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is no longer funding research projects focused on informing policymakers about public health effects, accor…

I’ve always been interested in finding eco-friendly toilet paper to reduce my environmental footprint. Recently, I came across ads claiming that bambo…

A ‘super’ El Niño could transform the Amazon. Is the world’s biggest rainforest doomed? El Niño is returning with unusual strength. A huge area of wa…

IC 1101, the largest known galaxy, dwarfs the Milky Way by spanning nearly 1.7 million light-years across—equivalent to 17 Milky Ways lined up side by…

On August 12, when the Moon blocks the Sun over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, scientists will have a rare opportunity to study the solar corona, the …