“Body Electric” examines what technology and screens are doing to our minds and bodies, and how we can reclaim our well-being. The following is an excerpt from “Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs ...

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

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

Extreme heat is hitting India hard. One physician is trying to understand the health impacts, and help Indians prepare for ...

Since January, the Trump administration has made sweeping cuts to science and research at federal agencies, slashing funding, laying off workers and terminating grants. A minority staff report from ...

A new book tells the story of Black women cryptologists who deciphered Soviet telegrams intercepted during the early days of ...

Brain cancers are rare, but devastating. Patients face short life expectancies after diagnosis. Brain tumors are often impossible to remove completely. And radiation and chemotherapy don’t always stop ...

A total solar eclipse is visible from Earth about once every 18 months. You might be thinking, “That sounds pretty often, shouldn’t I have seen one by now?” But the path of totality—the narrow strip ...

As curator of cephalopods at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Mike Vecchione is no stranger to the occasional inquiry about unknown creatures dwelling in the deep sea. But in 2001, he ...

Unlock the secrets of the chambered nautilus in a puzzle adventure game from Science Friday and Grand Gamers Guild.