David Kessler took GLP-1 drugs to help manage his weight. In his new book, he explains why the drugs are revolutionary, but ...

Vocalist Mark Garrett (center) with fellow members of the deathgaze band Kardashev. Credit: Julian Morgan Last month, Mark Garrett found himself in a lab in Salt Lake City with needles jabbed in his ...

Katie Edwards has lost millions of dollars in grant money, bringing her research to a standstill. She’s taking the fight to ...

Berry’s Skipper is a rare butterfly species found in wet areas from North Carolina to Florida. Its population has declined by almost 80% since 2000. Photo credit: Jeff Glassberg A sweeping new study ...

We’re taking a polar plunge into the science of sea unicorns, also known as narwhals! Narwhals are mysterious arctic whales with long, twirly tusks protruding from their foreheads, like a creature out ...

We inch into the world of extreme outerwear with the newly-discovered “bone collector caterpillar,” which wears a coat of many co…llected body parts. Why, Hanipillar Lecter? Entomologist Dan Rubinoff, ...

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured its first sunrise on the moon, marking the beginning of the lunar day and the start of surface operations in its new home. Credit: Firefly Aerospace Last weekend, ...

Last month, a baby got the world’s first personalized gene-editing treatment. What will this mean for millions of others with genetic diseases?

Credit: Shutterstock Every year, billions of dollars are funneled into Alzheimer’s research. And yet, so far, there’s no treatment that’s been able to reverse the disease, or even meaningfully slow ...

Credit: Shutterstock On the very first day of Donald Trump’s second term, he signed an executive order targeting foreign aid programs, especially the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

In the new Adult Swim show “Common Side Effects,” an eccentric scientist has a secret: He’s discovered a strange mushroom that can cure any illness or injury, and he wants to get it to people in need.

Tree planting in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. Credit: Baltimore Tree Trust Redlining was pervasive in American cities from the 1930s through the late 1960s. Maps were drawn specifically to ensure that ...