Science

Real Estate

Undeterred by climate change, US homeowners are moving to climate-vulnerable areas

County Map of wildfire risk based on FEMA National Risk Index

Who can actually get a COVID-19 vaccine? Navigating the latest recommendations

A doctor puts adhesive bandage on a woman's arm after vaccination.

How often should I get my eyes checked?

A woman in front of a slit lamp as an eye specialist takes her vision test.

Xyzal vs. Zyrtec: Compare antihistamine allergy prescriptions

Xyzal and Zyrtec inside a pharmacy shelf with other allergy and sinus products.

Millions of Americans lack access to care for asthma, COPD, and other lung conditions

A pulmonologist checking a patient's lung functions during a spirometry test.

Environment

Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives

View of a smokestack coming from the Pinova plastic resin manufacturing facility in Brunswick, Georgia.

Wildfire retardants help stop fires, but also impact ecosystems

A firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek near homes during the Palisades Fire on January 10, 2025 in Topanga, California.

Oysters are breathing life into the Chesapeake Bay

A cage full of baby oysters being hauled from the Chesapeake Bay and bound for the Manokin River.

Atlanta is embracing a cheap, effective way to beat urban heat: ‘cool roofs’

Karim Peoples help to make preparations to make it a cool roof in Baltimore.

New survey explores how much Americans trust their tap water

Water being poured onto a glass.

Plants & Animals

Plants & Animals

Rotten tricks: How hot and stinky plants woo pollinators

A collage of thermogenic plants, clockwise from top left: sago palm (Cycas revoluta); Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), elephant-foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), Yulan magnolia (Magnolia denudata), calico-flower (Aristolochia littoralis), American lotus (Nelumbo lutea), titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris), Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), Rhizanthes lowii, dead-horse arum (Helicodiceros muscivorus).

Plants & Animals

How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds

A flock of sandhill cranes in Louisiana.

Plants & Animals

Got invasive plants? Call a herd of goats

Two goats in a herd smiling happily eating invasive plants in a wide land.

Plants & Animals

Fish are thriving in the river Seine

A view of one of the bridges over the river Seine in Paris, France.

Plants & Animals

How to use hydrocarbon gases for cannabis extraction

Macro detail of dropper with CBD oil, cannabis live resin extraction isolated on white background.

Space

How a mysterious particle could explain the universe’s missing antimatter

Concept 3D illustration for Elementary particle core of rotating sub atomic quantum matter with orbiting neutrinos.

Space

5 of the rarest astronomical events—and when you'll next see them

The head of Halley's Comet as photographed by Dr George Willis Ritchey.

Space

25 of the best places to see the solar eclipse across the US

The beginning of a solar eclipse as seen through very light cloud cover.

Space

23 astronomical events to look out for in 2023

A view of a Perseid meteor shower in a purple sky with pine trees in the foreground.

Space

33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs

Webb NIRCam composite image from two filters – F212N (orange) and F335M (cyan) – of Jupiter system.

Weather

From ski trails to hiking paths, extreme heat is reshaping recreation, and our attitudes

Skiing slopes with little to no snow even in winter due to climate change.

How to be safer when using portable power stations

Couple at a table with a dog camping next to an RV.

Weather

15 ways to stay cool this summer without AC

Person's hands applying UV filter film on glass window

Extreme heat is becoming more common in the U.S. Here’s how to stay safe.

A person walks their dog in the morning when temperatures climb.

Costs of extreme weather: How to stay powered and protected year-round

Toppled trees on a road in Tallahassee, Florida after multiple tornadoes and winds.

Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more

A honey bee collecting pollen grains from a white flower.

Nearly $1 billion awarded to family for mishandled birth in ‘dangerous’ Utah hospital

From left, Anyssa Zancanella, Azaylee Zancanella-McMicheal, and Danniel McMicheal stand in front of the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.

How to find an email address by phone number (and other data hacks)

Person using a keyboard illustrated with data search technology graphics.

The acne medication playbook: From drugstore staples to the nuclear option doctors save for last

A 20g tube of Tretinoin face cream.

Eczema prevalence and laundry practices: Navigating skin health in an era of rising allergies

Man doing laundry at home.

Happy pills? The truth about depression medications and finding the right one

Bottles of antidepressant pills. From left to right: Wellbutrin, Paxil, Lexapro, Effexor, Zoloft, and Fluoxetine.

95% of Americans hear therapy words daily. Here are the 9 we misuse most

A young woman on her phone illustrated with social media icons and graphics.

Debunking common myths about suicide

A crowd of people walking in a city street during sunset.

From ski trails to hiking paths, extreme heat is reshaping recreation, and our attitudes

Skiing slopes with little to no snow even in winter due to climate change.

This state's kindergarten vaccination rates decline as more parents claim exemptions

closeup of child's arm with vaccine needle held next to it by a person with blue gloves, an adult in a pink shirt holds child from other side.