Chronic disease is having a moment in the political spotlight. This is especially true in the United States where it has become a favorite talking point of Secretary of Health and Human Services, ...

Removing cataracts is the procedure ophthalmologist and researcher Helle Medin at Ullevål University Hospital performs most frequently. In just 15-20 minutes, she can remove the cloudy lens and ...

I was tempted to say, “why don’t you buy the book,” but that sounded a bit too self-serving. So, let me dig into the science which centers around a small molecule called acrylamide. The International ...

Flying is already the safest mode of transport and keeps getting safer, but a new study suggests another way for airlines to protect passengers. According to the research, the most efficient way to ...

"Life may be chemistry, but it's a special circumstance of chemistry. Organisms exist not because of reactions that are ...

Scientists at the University of Melbourne have uncovered for the first time how Australia's iconic Twelve Apostles were ...

Insomnia may have been torturing humanity since ancient times, but over the last 20 years scientists have made progress in ...

A new study analyzing Mount Everest expeditions spanning more than a century has found that death rates among climbers have ...

My husband was recently describing something that happened on a past holiday. It wasn’t a significant event, but it sounded pleasant. I, however, had no recollection of what he was telling me. He ...

Imprisoned for heresy, Gerardus Mercator later created a map that transformed navigation forever. We explore why his ...

During the fall semester of 2025, I taught a graduate seminar entitled “Darwinian Thought and Society.” While teaching should ...