Many cardiac patients experience sadness or anxiety after leaving the hospital. Being prepared for the "cardiac blues" can ...

Renowned genetics researcher Craig Venter died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 79. We remember his scientific contributions.

A new series from “On the Media” traces the mistrust and conspiracy theories that have plagued FEMA since its founding in ...

What do cats and dogs hear that we don't? Plus, what a “smell map” of the receptors in a mouse nose tells us about this sense ...

Birds are living dinosaurs whose ancestors include T. rex and giant penguins. Understanding their past can help us imagine ...

On May 29 we'll discuss Wilson's book, "Hole in the Sky" and his life as an author, robotics engineer, and Cherokee citizen.

Measuring microplastics can be hard, partly because they're everywhere—including the lab. One researcher is working on ...

With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues. Vocalist Mark Garrett (center) with fellow members of the ...

A recent executive order issued by President Trump aims to fast-track research for psychedelics, including ibogaine. What is ...

In “The Story of Birds,” the familiar creatures in our skies and backyards are reintroduced as the last surviving dinosaurs.

Comparing a backyard sparrow to a fearsome velociraptor seems odd, but modern birds are indeed living dinosaurs. Scientists are finding more and more connections between the past physiology of dinos ...