Column

  1. After the fires, LA’s long, hard road to recovery

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the challenges communities face after the January wildfires in Los Angeles.

    By Nancy Shute
  2. Health & Medicine

    Can probiotics actually curb sugar cravings?

    Some companies claim that taking beneficial bacteria can reduce the desire for sugar. But the evidence comes from mice, not people.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Science & Society

    ‘Uncertain, anxious, fearful.’ That’s the mood at 2025’s first big U.S. science meeting

    Scientists are losing funding and even their jobs under the new Trump administration. Researchers at the AAAS meeting shared fears and coping strategies.

    By Lisa Grossman

  4. A daring plan to hold back the sea

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the audacious ways scientists are considering to combat Earth's rising sea levels.