America’s most-consumed fruit is at risk from a fungal disease. Researchers in North Carolina are on a mission to save ...

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Superfund sites contain extreme pollution. Flooding—made worse by climate change—could carry their toxic contaminants into ...

An explosion of research is painting a clearer picture of how climate change is affecting mental health across the globe.

The project aims to find species that have gone unnoticed by sampling the waters of hundreds of lakes worldwide for ...

Birds move their vocal organs while they sleep, mimicking how they sing. Scientists have translated those movements into ...

In a recent outbreak of avian flu, the virus has jumped from birds to cows, and to one dairy worker. A disease ecologist ...

Global temperature increases are slowing, electric vehicle sales are growing, and renewable energy is now cheaper than some ...

In a new documentary, NASA psychologists try to find solutions for the mental health challenges of a three-year trip to Mars.

Did you know you have reward centers in your brain? You do! Think about when you solved a Hack Your Brain puzzle or completed one of the challenges. Perhaps you got a high-five from a friend or a ...

It’s lunchtime, and you and your friend are hungry. You venture into the kitchen and make your favorite sandwich—peanut butter and jelly. You assume your friend can make the same thing, but they have ...

Has this ever happened to you? You’re having dinner with your family or friends. Suddenly, your beverage gets knocked over, and it spills all over the table, making a mess. Think back to that moment.