We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
Societal upheaval can trigger uncertainty, which makes people susceptible to cognitive traps. Experts suggest some simple tools can help.
Across much of the world, loneliness increases from middle age to later years. That trend is reversed in the United States, a new study shows.
Autism rates are higher than ever before, probably because of more expansive and sensitive diagnoses. Those numbers highlight the need for more support for people with autism.
An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.
The Trump administration has reportedly disrupted over 100 clinical trials. Science News spoke to researchers about the impacts on four of them.
For a good night of sleep, consider getting your circadian rhythm back in sync with the sun. Here’s how to do it.
An initial clinical trial in Kenya found no safety concerns, a first step toward testing unithiol as a treatment for venomous snakebites in people.
Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.
From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.
