Is everyone’s favorite physician, Dr. Google, about to be replaced by a smarter algorithm? In a new study of virtual urgent care, AI played the role of digital triage nurse, doctor’s assistant, and ...

Seals, dolphins, and seabirds are becoming ill and dying in disturbing numbers on West Coast beaches. The culprit is an algae ...

Headlines warn of “toxic dust.” But are these ominous claims grounded in current science — or just blowing dust in our eyes?

The debate over impoundment — the President’s refusal to spend money appropriated by Congress — has become prominent in our ...

Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has controversially promoted vitamin A as a treatment for measles, ...

Most of us know what it’s like to feel hungry—but for many, that sensation is quickly resolved by a trip to the pantry, vending machine, or drive-thru.

Most of us know what it’s like to feel hungry—but for many, that sensation is quickly resolved by a trip to the pantry, vending machine, or drive-thru.

Most of us know what it’s like to feel hungry—but for many, that sensation is quickly resolved by a trip to the pantry, vending machine, or drive-thru.

Behind the polished facade of peer-reviewed journals lurks a growing epidemic of junk science — propped up by predatory ...

Unfortunately, junk science is quite common. Myriad systemic pressures have led to this point, but we now must face the difficult task of combating it.

Unfortunately, junk science is quite common. Myriad systemic pressures have led to this point, but we now must face the difficult task of combating it.