In the weeks before and after the U.S. presidential election, many of us are asking about the role of empathy in American ...

This issue took on new life at the end of 2022, when researchers published a new study estimating that 12.7% of U.S. cases of childhood asthma – about one case in eight – were attributable to gas ...

The science of health begins with moving the body. There’s no need to fixate on taking 10,000 steps a day (an idea that came ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known weapon used by explorers in the continental US. A bronze cannon was discovered ...

We are the products of progressive stages of evolution. With this in mind, the Drake equation can be cast as: In that ...

The more exciting, transformative, and revolutionary a science result appears, especially coming out of nowhere, the more ...

RFK, Jr., and other potential and current government officials have spread shaky health claims about fluoridated water.

Pre-pandemic, I think the average person would agree that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was the gold ...

Hypochondria can, in extreme cases, leave people unable to hold down a job or make it impossible for them to leave the house, ...

For students, being overworked is more of a constant feeling that lasts throughout the whole school year. Students have to ...

Laura Helmuth, the editor-in-chief of Scientific American, has resigned after receiving fierce backlash for her ...

Laura Helmuth announced her resignation as editor-in-chief of the Scientific American on Thursday after facing backlash for ...