Obesity rates in some countries levelling off or potentially falling, study finds
In most high-income countries, a rapid rise in the prevalence of obesity has been replaced by a slower increase, a…
Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus
A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it’s…
Data centers are coming for rural America
Data centers are coming for rural America And the jobs they promise don’t really exist. by May 13, 2026, 9:00…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It
This is the first time NASA has encountered a situation like this, and it took nearly a week to resolve.
A moment that changed me: I saw my first total solar eclipse – and its beauty shook me to my core
Dr Alfredo Carpineti (right) and his husband Chris prepare for the eclipse in Nashville, Tennessee, on 21 August 2017. Photograph:…
xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit
Emails show that Elon Musk’s company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as…
All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert
Here’s what you need to know, from why the cruise ship outbreak won’t spark the next pandemic to how hantavirus…
The hantavirus outbreak has been well-handled – but there are still dangerous days ahead | Devi Sridhar
A passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius in Tenerife, Spain, 10 May 2026. Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty ImagesView…
What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin
Colloquially, OCD is known as the doubting disorder. In his new book How to Not Know, Simone Stolzoff explores whether…
Chinese scientists create self-destructing ‘living plastic’
Chinese scientists have developed a “living plastic” that self-destructs on command without creating microplastics, an advance that could help reduce…