I married a tall woman out of love, partly from genetic ambition. I figured we’d gift our kids a vertical advantage. It turns ...

How many statistical estimates does it take to build a house of cards? Just one — if you're willing to decorate it with ...

Summer’s almost here, and that means nuisances: mosquitoes, poison ivy, and visiting relatives. Two cause itching, one causes ...

Ever had a kidney stone? If not, congratulations. You’ve never screamed while trying to pee out microscopic shrapnel. It ...

Once upon a pandemic, Ivermectin was the controversial darling of DIY medicine — hailed as a miracle by some, horse-dewormer ...

The policy, which creates a bifurcated system for testing vaccines in supposedly low- and high-risk populations, serves ...

A moment for our colleague, Cheryl Martin.

The administration’s proposed 2026 budget portends a future where science is no longer a national priority — but an ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

We’ve all done it: we dip the chip, we take a bite of the chip, and we dip again— just like George Constanza in the beloved Seinfeld. But is it an ick factor, or a risk factor? The science has spoken.

By now, you’ve probably heard that seed oils are the nutritional villain du jour. A recent study takes a more measured, ...

From oceans in motion to jobs in migration, from intelligence nuance to vaccine defiance—this week’s reads navigate ...