climate change

How far are we willing to go to slow climate change? The list of proposed solutions runs the gamut from ...

Red meat is often scapegoated as a major villain in the popular story about our global efforts to prevent a ...

Preventing ruminant methane from being produced in the first place seems a sensible way to limit its damaging effects ...

Here's some good news to break up the cacophony of alarmist environmental headlines you read weekly: global agricultural output has ...

Most of what you know about the opioid epidemic is probably wrong. One expert shares the facts about pain pills ...

Is there a corporate conspiracy to cover up the dangers of processed foods? A recent news report say yes. Let's ...

The EPA is facing a new crop of lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who say the agency's new guidance on "forever ...

Obesity is a victim status not a serious medical condition, according to the fat-acceptance movement. What does the available evidence ...

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 ...