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This Earth Day, Lithuania looks to its environment for defense solutions

 Environment
• March 23, 2026

The country celebrates World Earth Day while preparing for what lies beyond its borders, the minister said.

A shoreline with the NYC skyline in the distance.

Digging up the past at Dead Horse Bay

 Environment
• March 12, 2026

The Brooklyn beach was closed in 2020 after radiological contamination was found. What's happened since?

Why do we have panic attacks?

 Ask Scienceline
• February 26, 2026

Psychiatrists say it's an instinct to identify risks, passed down from our ancient ancestors

A cigarette burning on a ledge

Vaping is less harmful than smoking, experts say. Why don’t smokers know this?

 Public Health
• February 20, 2026

Some scientists think anti-vaping public health messaging has failed current smokers

Early Screen Time May Hurt School Performance, Study Finds

 Health
• February 14, 2026

A new Canadian study suggests that more screen time in early childhood could hurt school performance years later

These advocates are addressing the gap in your sex education

 Health
• February 9, 2026

While the United States does not mandate menstruation education in schools, workshops and pediatricians might have the answer to educating young menstruators

University athletic trainers are leaving the sideline. Here’s why.

 Health
• February 5, 2026

Low pay, long hours and a lack of support are leading some university athletic trainers to leave the field

The spiral Andromeda galaxy shines against the darkness of space.

Is dark matter just an illusion?

 Space, Physics, and Math
• January 30, 2026

The dark matter debate drags on with an unconventional cosmological model that claims to explain the strange behavior of galaxies

Woman saluting in single file

Harmful exposures during the Gulf War put women veterans at risk of early menopause

 Health
• January 27, 2026

A study finds Gulf War veterans were more than three times more susceptible to early menopause than the average American woman due to environmental exposures

An image describing the function of a coral-inspired pill that is designed to pass through the small intestine.

What can a coral-inspired pill teach us about the gut microbiome?

 Health
• January 23, 2026

A new capsule measuring the small intestine’s microbes may help better illuminate the mysteries of the gut microbiome

A close up image of the pollen in the center of a yellow flower.

Researchers create reef-safe sunscreen prototype from pollen

 Environment
• January 20, 2026

How the “diamond of the organic world” could help protect skin from damaging UV rays

A large black vulture flies above trees across a blue sky.

These scientists used scavenger spies to uncover wildlife crime

 Environment
• January 16, 2026

Tracking wolves and vultures could point law enforcement towards illegal poaching activity

A child receives a vaccine in a clinic.

Millions of children still unvaccinated worldwide

 Health
• January 13, 2026

A new global analysis shows vaccination rates have stalled, leaving more than 15 million children with no immunizations in 2023

As Long COVID clinics close their doors, thousands of patients are now unable to access care.

Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care

 Health
• January 9, 2026

Patients, providers and advocates say they are worried about the future of treatment

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

 Health
• December 3, 2025

For people who hear voices but don’t improve with antipsychotic medication, a new form of VR “avatar” therapy could help.

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