Here’s what the science actually shows about this intriguing fungus – and why moderation and caution still matter.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

New photography book encourages us to look for science everywhere.

Research by philosopher of science and Honorary Research Associate at Bangor University, Byron Hyde, looked at the role of transparency in fostering public trust in science. Hyde argues that, to find ...

Dr. Frank is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester. A few years ago, on a flight, I was seated next to a man in his mid-20s. He looked at the astrobiology textbook I was reading ...

Peter Hotez is a prominent vaccine scientist. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a prominent vaccine skeptic. In 2023, podcast host Joe Rogan invited the two to debate — promising $100,000 to the charity of ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side?

Any given week of the year, families can visit the Saint Louis Science Center (5050 Oakland) for ways to inspire kids’ curiosity about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But four times ...

Recent headlines on acetaminophen/paracetamol (Tylenol) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have the public health world and the public reeling. With HHS Secretary ...

Six months ago, 4-year-old Jose Morales-Ortiz was struggling to say two-word sentences. Jose has severe autism, and he couldn’t have a conversation and wouldn’t answer to his name most of the time — ...