New Scientist recommends visiting the blooming corpse flower at Kew
In the greenhouse at Kew Gardens in London, a small crowd is forming, drawn to a peculiar stench in the ...
Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade
The winning photograph, Handprint on Sea Turtle by Britta JaschinskiBritta Jaschinski/Environmental Photography Award 2026 The illegal trade in live and ...
Suzanne Simard on the wood wide web, connectedness – and Avatar
Suzanne Simard and Rowan Hooper discuss the “mother tree” concept To some, forest ecologist Suzanne Simard is a pioneer in ...
Arctic fires are releasing carbon stored for thousands of years
A wildfire rips through the boreal forest in Manitoba, Canada, in 2025Anadolu via Getty Images The wildfires that have been ...
Pregnant Physician Trainees Given Parental Support Had Less Burnout
In a randomized trial, a parental support package targeting perinatal stressors significantly mitigated burnout among pregnant and postpartum physician trainees.The ...
HHS Denies Considering SSRI Ban; Suicide Deaths in Youth; Apps for Eating Disorders
An HHS spokesperson denied claims that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has linked selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to ...
Hantavirus, Ivermectin, and the Dangers of the Internet
Back in March 2020, I did an interview with a CBS affiliate in Denver. While I was asked several questions ...
Virologist Fights Funding Ban; Kennedy’s Covert Vax Risk Project; TrumpRx Lobbying
Alleging a "pattern of deception" in studies done more than a decade ago, the U.S. government proposed a ban on ...
These States Are Watching for Potential Hantavirus Cases
Some people who may have been exposed to a hantavirus that can transmit from human to human returned to the ...
Overdose Deaths Fell Again in 2025, but Some Worry About Policy, Drug Supply Changes
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year -- about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary ...
Asteroid set to fly very close to Earth
An asteroid in our solar system will come close to Earth, but don’t worry, it won’t be that closeMARK GARLICK/SCIENCE ...
Asteroid to miss Earth by a quarter of the length from us to the moon
An asteroid in our solar system will come close to Earth, but don’t worry, it won’t be that closeMARK GARLICK/SCIENCE ...
Natural sunscreen found in fish eggs can be made by E. coli factories
Zebrafish produce the natural sun-blocking chemical gadusolWILDLIFE GmbH / Alamy A compound that protects transparent fish eggs from the sun’s ...
Ancient teeth hint at links between Denisovans and Homo erectus
A tooth found in Sunjiadong, China, thought to belong to Homo erectusQiaomei Fu, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese ...
Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum
Uta Frith seems remarkably cheerful and content for someone who’s spent six decades trying and failing to get to grips with her life’s obsession. “Very little ...
NYU Hospital Subpoenaed Over Gender-Affirming Care in Minors
A New York hospital system says it received a grand jury subpoena from federal prosecutors in Texas seeking information about ...
Rise in Global Skin Cancer Burden Projected to Continue
The global skin cancer burden has increased from 1990 to 2023 and is projected to rise through 2050, a database ...
As GLP-1 Uptake Rises, Metabolic Surgery Rates Decline
Metabolic bariatric surgery use declined by 34.1% from 2022 through 2024, whereas GLP-1 prescriptions increased by more than 140% during ...
Study Reassures on Azithromycin in Pregnancy and Neurodevelopmental Risks
Exposure to azithromycin at any time in pregnancy was not associated with risks of any neurodevelopmental disorder among children compared ...
US Drug Overdose Deaths Dropped for Third Straight Year in 2025, CDC Data Shows
Drug overdose deaths in the United States fell nearly 14% in 2025, federal estimates showed on Wednesday, marking a third ...
