As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about science: ...

As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about science: ...

Technologies that underpin modern society, such as smartphones and automobiles, rely on a diverse range of functional ...

Avocados occupy a distinctive position in modern nutrition research. They are fruits, yet unlike most fruits, they are ...

The root cause of medical startup failure is not a lack of resources or regulatory complexity, but how founders, boards and ...

Much has been written advising laypeople to navigate conflicting medical opinions and identify the golden truth amid the ...

A major new review has put hundreds of alternative autism treatments under the microscope—and most didn’t hold up. Scientists ...

There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

The image of ancient people sporting gold and catgut braces is certainly appealing and dramatic, but it doesn’t match the ...

Mongolian shamans beat wicker drums to summon ancestral spirits. A Peruvian man in a headdress unleashes a piercing ululation. And a man from Kentucky tells me the body can rid itself of cancer if you ...

Some TikTokers are swearing by 'oatzempic' as a non-pharmaceutical route to weight loss, Lauren Ball and Emily Burch weigh ...

Panvel: Environmental activists have urged the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) to adopt a scientific and sustainable approach to tackle the rapid spread of an invasive aquatic weed in Wadale Lake, ...