climate change

We don't always know why anti-depressants and obesity drugs work, but that shouldn't discourage patients from taking medications that can ...

Recent research shows that lab-grown meat may not live up to its environmental hype, requiring far more energy than its ...

It’s tough out there for a hungry grasshopper on the Kansas prairie. Oh, there’s plenty of grass to eat, but ...

There's no evidence that cell phone use causes brain cancer, so why do so many people, some scientists included, believe ...

Marriage is a major milestone for many people, but how has the institution influenced human evolution? A growing list of ...

Agriculture contributes a significant portion of the world's climate-changing greenhouse gases. In turn, changes in climate will reduce agricultural yields ...

Many people have turned to low-carb diets as a way to shed unwanted body fat, but a new study suggests ...

A bottle of perfume used to cost more than $10,000. The price has dropped precipitously thanks to advancements in synthetic ...

We’ve heard a lot about climate change, and its impact on crops, especially in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the ...

Should we be skeptical of GMO safety studies funded by biotech companies? Major food makers including Pepsi and Nestle have ...

Is it time to give up low-dose aspirin as a heart-attack prevention tool? New evidence suggests that the risks may ...

Do pesticide residues on food counteract the benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables? The FDA recently approved a genetically engineered ...

A drug given once monthly as an injection could drastically reduce opioid use in the US. Why is it so ...

CRISPR-edited, hypertension-fighting tomatoes are on sale in Japan. Dishonestly marketed supplements continue to evade FDA regulation. Why doesn't the agency ...

A new book outlines a method for changing the minds of "science deniers"—and it's terrible, according to a particularly harsh ...

Human-caused climate is occurring, but the science community may be amplifying the public's skepticism with failed "alarmist" predictions. Is kratom ...

Climate change could boost crop yields in the coming decades, but pests enabled by the warmer temperatures may offset whatever ...

Dr Kat Arney explores the impact that humans have had on the evolutionary trajectories of the species we share the ...

By the time you read this, a group of friends at a restaurant in Singapore will have shared a three-course ...

In a bid to help one of the world’s most important cereal crops survive hotter, drier conditions, the Foundation for ...

A commonly suggested solution to reduce greenhouse gas output has been to reduce or eliminate [the dairy] industry in favor ...

A lot of environmentalists raise money talking about climate change, but their energy recommendations - mitigation, rationing, high cost - ...

Sally Mackenzie spent her childhood summers walking through the vast fields of bright, red, ripe tomato crops: They grow best ...

Advances in gene editing over the past decade have given scientists new tools to tailor the biochemistry of nearly any ...

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently cautioned Americans not to fear their food. That’s an amazing thing for any public official ...

Earlier [in October], a storm front swept across the Great Plains of the United States, plowing up a wall of ...

As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic lays waste to lives and livelihoods in countries around the globe, [October ...