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Science Spotlight'They didn't question it': Why doctors prescribe too many antibioticsPediatricians in both the U.S. and Japan tend to prescribe antibiotics too often, although the doctors are now improving their track record. What's behind this tendency?
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Science SpotlightJapan's bold experiment to curb antibiotic misuse has been a huge success. Could it work in the US?A unique policy in Japan encourages doctors to improve their antibiotic use and thus reduce their contribution to antibiotic resistance. Should the U.S. be taking notes?
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Science Spotlight'If there's any country that will do it, it's China': Why is China diverting some of the world's mightiest rivers thousands of miles?People in China's northern megacities have 74 times less fresh water than the average American — so the Chinese government has built the world's largest water diversion project, with the most ambitious and dangerous route still to come.
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Science Spotlight'River in the Sky': China's doomed plan to create a 'cloud seeding corridor' tells us how far the country will go to solve its climate crisisChina's willingness to invest billions in a quixotic, doomed plan to create a permanent river in the sky reveals the lengths it is willing to go to to engineer its way out of a climate crisis.
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Science Spotlight'They are trying to tame nature': China is building the world's biggest dam in an earthquake-prone region of TibetChina is building a dam system that will generate more hydroelectric power than the U.S. generates yearly. But the project comes with huge risks for people downstream.
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Rivers & OceansAtlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizableA cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.
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Climate changeA long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City.
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FeaturesIs there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean?
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FeaturesInvisible DNA lurks everywhere in the environment — and we're on the verge of decoding its secretsEnvironments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.
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FeaturesWas Alexander the Great eaten by sharks? Inside the wild theories for what happened to the iconic ruler's body.The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists don't agree.
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FeaturesBear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the landThe Heiltsuk of British Columbia are using a mix of traditional principles and modern implementation to protect salmon and bears in their territory.
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FeaturesDid we kill the Neanderthals? New research may finally answer an age-old question.A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
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FeaturesDrinking wastewater, building an island from scratch and creating an urban forest: 3 bold ways cities are already adapting to climate changeClimate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities — San Diego, Milan and Jakarta — offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet.
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Features'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens nextScientists are getting very close to bringing a few iconic species, like woolly mammoths and dodos, back from extinction. That may not be a good thing.
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