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Interview'There's a sense that these algorithms are objective and they get to know you': How social media warps our understanding of healthcareEditor Hannah Osborne spoke with investigative journalist Dr. Deborah Cohen about her new book, "Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health."
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Interview'They would come in with a chord change': Composer Jim Nollman has collaborated with turkeys, kangaroo rats and whales. Now he's dropping 'Orcas' Greatest Hits.'Staff writer Sascha Pare spoke with musical composer and sound artist Jim Nollman about his new album, "Orcas' Greatest Hits," created with killer-whale bandmates.
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Interview'His urine goes on tour around Europe, showing the kings and queens this glowing pee'Science writer Kit Chapman on the weird world of alchemy before chemistry.
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Interview'It would be a disaster': Ammunition for war is putting the Caspian Sea on the brink of collapseLive Science spoke with professor of civil and environmental engineering Amir AghaKouchak about the reasons behind the Caspian Sea's stark decline over the past three decades.
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InterviewSuper El Niño may push an already stressed climate ecosystem across a critical threshold, climate change researcher saysLive Science spoke with climate change researcher Jong-Seong Kug about how a super El Niño could cause lasting damage to our world.
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Human EvolutionWe know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just uncovering secrets of the continent's early civilizationsSmall settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa's archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage.
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Interview'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemicsmRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts.
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INTERVIEW'It's how I would imagine I would react if I saw a real-life giant dinosaur': What Jurassic World Rebirth's scientific advisor thinks of the movieThe summer blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth is hitting theaters, so Live Science asked paleontologist Steve Brusatte what it's like being the movie's scientific advisor.
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Interview'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniersLive Science spoke with author Thomas Levenson about his new book on the history of germ theory.
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INTERVIEW'A relationship that could horrify Darwin': Mindy Weisberger on the skin-crawling reality of insect zombificationScience writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or caterpillar — into zombie-like puppets that act against their own interests.
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Bacterial & Fungal Infections'We have to fight for a better end': Author John Green on how threats to USAID derail the worldwide effort to end tuberculosisLive Science spoke with author John Green about his latest book, which explores both the history and current realities of tuberculosis.
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INTERVIEW'We don't have a climate crisis — we are the crisis': Environmentalist Paul Hawken on why honoring life is the best thing we can do against climate changeEnvironmentalist and author Paul Hawken speaks to Live Science about the worldview that has led to the mindless exploitation of the planet — and how we can shift perspectives for a better future.
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InterviewWhen will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says.When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says
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Interview'A direct relationship between your sense of sight and recovery rate': Biologist Kathy Willis on why looking at nature can speed up healingBiologist Kathy Willis spoke to Live Science about how touching wood makes us calmer, why looking at a picture of a savanna is calming and how walking through a forest changes our gut microbes.
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