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Basketball, baseball, tennis and soccer leagues are starting to use AI to help call the shots

As climate change brings more intense heat waves, scientists are trying to understand how certain medications interact with the body’s thermoregulation system

A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses

A Dutch man with lymphoma and other blood disorders was infected with the COVID-causing virus for nearly two years, during which time the pathogen evolved numerous mutations

As climate change warms the poles, precious Antarctic meteorites will melt their way down out of scientists’ reach

Is China’s future population drop a crisis or an opportunity?

Instead of just asking questions about how exercise helps our bodies, let’s also consider how it helps our brains

One percent of scientific articles published in 2023 showed signs of generative AI’s potential involvement, according to a recent analysis

Doctors are starting to prescribe vegetables or entire meals to ward off disease.

Some practical advice for how to sit, happily, joyfully, with uncertainty—and in doing so, grow and learn from it.

The G7 group of wealthy, developed economies has agreed to phase out coal-fired power, the most polluting form of energy, by 2035

Myopia is becoming so common some people deem it “epidemic.” Here’s why getting kids outside and treating nearsightedness early is crucial for healthy eyesight

A declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is “a realistic possibility” for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and mollusks

Four years after a mysterious respiratory virus jumped from animals into humans and launched the COVID pandemic, wary epidemiologists are keeping a close eye on a strain of avian influenza that is spreading among U.S. dairy cows

A new book by Penn and Kim Holderness seeks to correct misconceptions about ADHD and accentuate the plus side of the condition

Genomic analysis suggests that the outbreak probably began in December or January, but a shortage of data is hampering efforts to pin down the source

With an injection of rat cells, mouse brains that were genetically engineered to be unable to smell could detect odors and even track down an Oreo cookie stash

“Energy independence” doesn’t mean what politicians think it means

Lethal autonomous weapons might reduce civilian casualties—or make catastrophic mistakes

For some parents, bed-sharing is the only way their baby can sleep. Rather than talking to parents about how to do it safely, we try to pretend it doesn’t exist