A man sits on a gray couch and puts on a white VR headset, like the type some are using to treat schizophrenia

Virtual reality therapy may reduce voice hallucinations in people with schizophrenia

For people who hear voices but don’t improve with antipsychotic medication, a new form of VR “avatar” therapy could help.
Health
• December 3, 2025
The remnant skeletons of a Caribbean reef in Bonaire where almost all the coral has died due to a combination of heat stress, disease and declining water quality. This structure will slowly erode and flatten over time.

Coral reefs may succumb to erosion on a warmer planet

 Environment
• December 1, 2025

Researchers project that coral reefs will not keep up with rising sea levels, reducing their ability to protect coast lines

An empty blister pack of pills against a black background

More people are turning to over-the-counter birth control pills

 Health
• November 24, 2025

Education and affordability are next steps for expanding birth control’s reach, experts and researchers say

A bird, like those threatened by selenium in Montana, perches on a small wooden bird house in a grassy field.

Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds

 Environment
• November 18, 2025

Researchers warn that selenium pollution from Elk River Valley coal mines is seeping into Montana waterways

Exposure to heat in early pregnancy linked to increased health risks, study finds

 Health
• November 10, 2025

As climate change accelerates, urban heat exposure could further exacerbate maternal health disparities

Air pollution linked to accelerated Alzheimer’s disease

 Health
• November 8, 2025

New study shows breathing more air pollution also associated with faster cognitive decline

Nuclear waste plan turns neighbor against neighbor in a struggling Japanese fishing village

 Environment
• October 25, 2025

A huge underground vault could hold highly radioactive waste for thousands of years — but only if the government can overcome local opposition

Illustration of Nobel Prize winners in Economics

Nobel Prize in economics honors three researchers cracking the code for sustained growth

 Blogs
• October 14, 2025

Their work highlights the threats posed by market dominance by a few companies, restrictions on academic freedom and market conservatism

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader

 Blogs
• October 10, 2025

María Corina Machado became a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism during Venezuela’s most recent election

Illustration of Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai

Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in Literature

 Blogs
• October 9, 2025

László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his philosophical, apocalyptic and hallucinatory novels

Illustration shows the three Nobel laureates for this year's prize in Chemistry. From left to right: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi

2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes development of new molecular architecture

 Blogs
• October 8, 2025

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi jointly awarded for their work developing new porous materials with wide-ranging applications

Three physicists share Nobel Prize for breakthrough in quantum mechanics

 Blogs
• October 7, 2025

A trio of physicists won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating quantum mechanics on a macroscopic scale.

Illustration of Nobel Prize winners Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to three scientists for their immune research

 Blogs
• October 6, 2025

The scientists’ identification of regulatory T cells furthered understanding of the immune system

Two can collectors, one man in a grey and blue sweatshirt and one woman in a black sweatshirt, pose in front of an art-covered wall.

She hunts for cans and bottles, and finds dignity

 Plastics
• September 30, 2025

After 30 years as a street recycler, Josefa Marín is now running a non-profit redemption center and bringing much-needed support to a nearly invisible community

This collage depicts two women cut from baroque-style paintings conducting science experiments in a lab with modern equipment.

Gold Standard Science

 Featured
• September 17, 2025

U.S. science has been in a state of upheaval since the start of Trump's second term. Can gold standard science prevail?

The heading of Trump's May 23, 2025, executive order entitled "Restoring Gold Standard Science" is pictured within a gold frame.

What’s the future of science during Trump’s second term?

 Featured
• September 17, 2025

How the Gold Standard became tarnished

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