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News and updates from the science team. Topics include genetics, infectious disease, psychology, and more.
But politics could derail the one thing to unlock it.
But politics could derail the one thing to unlock it.
Oceans absorb our climate sins; now, they are heating up, too.
Scientists are trying to make mosquitoes less terrible — but not to eradicate them.
AI could make bioweapons easier to build. A rare coalition wants to stop that now.
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Two new breakthroughs show how hard it is to know when the world has changed.
The world’s biggest sporting event has been heating up.
What Ebola and hantavirus reveal about determining the source of an outbreak — and why it matters.
Why a roomful of oncologists gave a standing ovation for a line graph.
Why one infected calf has America’s beef industry on edge.
Scientists have made astonishing progress in treating one of the deadliest cancers.
A medical field that almost died is quietly fixing one disease at a time.
A viral campaign pitted activists against police tear gas in Wisconsin. It revealed a much bigger fight.
Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.
Houston, we have a plumbing problem.
Scientists are keeping their climate work alive by any other name.
The best ways to protect your cognitive health might surprise you.
Space barons like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk don’t seem religious. But their quest to colonize outer space is.
The FDA just approved Foundayo. Here’s what it can and can’t do.
Artemis II and the new space race, explained
The ‘gray area’ of addiction.
Revealed in one chart.
Women’s heart health needs its pink-ribbon moment.
Inside the unprecedented early return from the International Space Station.
Is sugar really that bad for you? Well, what kind of sugar are we talking about?
Statin hysteria has made it hard to convince people that this effective drug is actually very safe.
Around the world, the conditions that brew massive blazes are...syncing up?
Yes, really.
The big health benefits of just a little movement.
We’re finally making progress toward a universal flu vaccine.
Research has found that a routine vaccine slows aging and cuts dementia risk.
Technology is rotting our brains — but there are ways to stop it.
Why forecasters struggled to see this extreme winter storm coming.
What if researchers didn’t have to start from scratch every time?
Satellites are our only insight into the ongoing conflict — and worth protecting.
Microplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story.
It’s also a contradictory mess.
What your favorite TikTok influencer gets right — and wrong — about this widespread concern.
From the state of democracy to the chance of a recession, here’s what could happen in 2026.
The 25 forecasts we made in 2025, revisited.
Yes, there is a downside to GLP-1 drugs — if you aren’t careful.
Vox staff picks for favorite stories of the year, from Madagascar’s coral reefs to Hungary’s lessons for the US.
De-extinction, drinking, and a whole new thing that could end the world.
Your brain interprets reality for you. But how good of an interpreter is it?