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Cimate scientists are more certain than ever that humans are changing the climate – but there are signs of hope on the horizon.

On Monday, May 12, former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky delivered the below commencement address at the WashU School of Medicine. One of my first tasks even before my tenure began as director of the ...

It's a disturbing thought: At this very moment, tiny crumbs of plastic are trickling through our bodies, a parade of unwelcome houseguests ready to take up residence in some tissue or organ. The ...

News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond ...

There's a solid consensus among scientists on the question, according to a new survey. It’s easy to see why. Headlines such as “We’re probably not close” or “Nobody knows” aren’t very clickable. But ...

The Handbook of Children and Screens, published earlier this year, handily summarizes studies on the impacts of digital media on young people’s development. The book took nearly 400 specialists and 87 ...

As many people sit at the wheel of their car, they are certain they know what color is. It's the red traffic light in front of them, the garish yellow hatchback in the next lane, or the green verge ...

CONTINUES. FATHER, MY TWO GRANDFATHERS CAME OUT AND AGAIN, I KNEW THEY’RE GONE. WHAT ARE THEY? I SAID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? AND MY FATHER SAID, WE’RE HERE TO WELCOME YOU. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ...

Sasha Rakovich receives funding from the Royal Society (Public Engagement Fund PEF\R6\6002 funds Transcending the Invisible project). As many people sit at the wheel of their car, they are certain ...