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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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FeaturesScientists have found a secret 'switch' that lets bacteria resist antibiotics — and it's been evading lab tests for decadesMicrobiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our understanding of infections.
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Features'Brain-eating' amoebas kill nearly 100% of victims. Could new treatments change that?Doctors are pulling out new techniques and drugs in an effort to cure devastating brain infections.
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FeaturesWhat defines a species? Inside the fierce debate that's rocking biology to its coreThe question of what defines a species has vexed scientists across the ages, particularly in conservation, where decisions require a firm understanding of biodiversity.
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FeaturesPlanet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?Astronomers have been scouring the outer solar system for signs of a hypothetical ninth planet for almost a decade, without success. However, we may finally be on the cusp of finding it, experts say.
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Features'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestorsNeanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how.
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Features'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.
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FeaturesInside the 20-year quest to unravel the bizarre realm of 'quantum superchemistry'More than two decades ago, scientists predicted that at ultra-low temperatures, many atoms could undergo 'quantum superchemistry' and chemically react as one. They've finally shown it's real.
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FeaturesUndiscovered extra moons may orbit Earth. Could they help us become an interplanetary species?Due to their proximity to Earth, minimoons are prime candidates for exploration. Now, some scientists want to use these tiny satellites to push humanity further into the cosmos.
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FeaturesDid art exist before modern humans? New discoveries raise big questions.Scientists are finding ever-earlier examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the cognitive abilities of our archaic human relatives, such as Neanderthals.
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