An immunologist who's been on both sides of vaccine hesitancy talks about what drives it, what gets missed, and how to build ...

The Perseids are a favorite meteor shower of many Northern Hemisphere skywatchers, especially during the mild summer nights of August. But if you can’t get outside or if you’re clouded out, you can ...

Modern life involves a lot of sitting and staring at screens, and that takes a toll. Can moving for 5 minutes make a ...

When I started running, each time was a trial. Since then, I have run hundreds of miles on paved roads and dirt trails. I love the crunch of gravel or the bounce of pine needles under my feet, ...

Dr. Masao Tomonaga was 2 when Nagasaki was bombed. In August 2025, he spoke with Ira Flatow about a lifetime caring for fellow survivors.

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recounts her unconventional path into politics in a new book. And she tells us why ...

DNA signatures of plant and animal species remain behind even after they’ve been eaten, digested, excreted, and flushed down the toilet.

As NASA plans for longer spaceflights to the moon and Mars, a better menu is important both nutritionally and psychologically.

How our scientific perspective of a bay changes when language frames it as a verb—to be a bay—instead of a noun. The following is an excerpt from of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific ...

The first written reference to a “rule” about the acceptability of eating dropped food appeared in 1995—but the household guideline was already long in the making. Whether you call it the five-second ...

[For more information on eclipses, you can take a look at our picture guide.] But what if you don’t have eclipse glasses? No worries, you can appreciate this solar phenomenon using some simple ...

The following is an excerpt from The Secret Life of Flies by Erica McAlister. The hirsute form of the male chocolate midge, Forcipomyia sp., which is essential for cocoa pollination. The pin obscures ...