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.

How to break the cycle of chronic sleep deprivation in teens

A male teenager using his smartphone under bedsheets at night.

What you need to know about arthritis, from causes and management to emerging treatment

An elderly woman's hands experiencing pains.

AI deepfakes are coming: Here's how to spot them

A woman's face cropped out and illustrated with a deepfake, matching facial movement graphics.

Why veterans with PTSD are turning to psychedelics

Abstract art watercolor painting illustration of person sitting on a hill with thoughts depicted in rainbow clouds floating above.

Super-resolution microscopes showcase the inner lives of cells

Composite of three mages from new microscope technology show a cell's replication machinery in green, already-replicated DNA is red and DNA bundled into chromatin in blue. At center, the cytoskeleton’s actin fibers in mouse connective tissue cells are seen in yellow; cellular DNA is stained blue. At right is a human cell dividing in two with its genetic material labeled in red, and the spindle apparatus that pulls the sister chromatids apart labeled in green.

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.

5 industries that are ripe for AI disruption

Person using online customer service with chatbot to get support.

What are the first signs of perimenopause? Surprising facts

A middle-aged woman experiencing headache while sitting on bed.

Back-to-school rush spurs demand for epinephrine auto-injectors amid shortage

A discarded Epipen auto injector lying beside a sink.

8 questions to ask your child to check their mental health

Youth and adult sitting on couch, child has a solemn look and adult is holding their hands.