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Science SpotlightInfectious diseases will seed new ground as the planet warms — here's where they'll spreadClimate change will increase our exposure to myriad infections, from tick-borne diseases to drug-resistant bacterial infections.
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Science Spotlight'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world?Almost every aspect of our food system will be transformed by climate change.
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Science Spotlight'Wildfire smoke is the fastest-growing environmental threat in the US': How a warming world will poison the air we breatheWildfires are projected to increase dramatically due to climate change. That could trigger a massive increase in heart attacks, premature births and early deaths, research reveals.
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Science SpotlightClimate change will triple the number of days over 105 F in the US. The health impacts will be dire.Extreme heat will become more common as the climate continues to warm. That will affect almost every facet of our health.
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Science spotlightWhat the US could learn from Japan's incentive for responsible antibiotic useThe Japanese government incentivizes doctors to avoid prescribing antibiotics for certain ailments, but would the same approach work in the U.S.?
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Human EvolutionA braided stream, not a family tree: How new evidence upends our understanding of how humans evolvedEvidence is mounting that the evolution of our species is more convoluted than we imagined — more like a braided stream than a branching tree.
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Artificial IntelligenceAI is entering an 'unprecedented regime.' Should we stop it — and can we — before it destroys us?The technological singularity — the point at which artificial general intelligence surpasses human intelligence — is coming. But will it usher in humanity's salvation, or lead to its downfall?
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ArchaeologyEarth's magnetic field is weakening — magnetic crystals from lost civilizations could hold the key to understanding whyArtifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?
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Astronomy'No radio astronomy from the ground would be possible anymore': Satellite mega-swarms are blinding us to the cosmos — and a critical 'inflection point' is approachingInvisible radiation leaking out of private satellites, like SpaceX's Starlink spacecraft, is disrupting radio astronomers' ability to detect important signals from across the universe. If left unchecked, we could reach an "inflection point" beyond which we can no longer properly study the cosmos, researchers warn.
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Vikings'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking societyNew research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.
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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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