About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds
More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...
Subterranean ‘supercontinents’ reveal intriguing new clues to what’s happening beneath Earth’s surface
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
Seven cool science stories we almost missed this month
It's a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories each month. In the past, ...
5 key takeaways from Kennedy’s combative second hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, sat through his second Senate ...
If the government wants science to have an economic impact, it has to put its money where its mouth is
Billed as the most significant change to the science system in 30 years, last week's announcement of major structural changes to scientific research institutions was objectively a big deal.
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Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand
Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean sponge once thought to be extinct in the wild. But their excitement ...