The health secretary has long criticized American overuse of psychiatric medications. His new policies aim to reduce antidepressant prescriptions, but the approach faces medical community pushback.
A Washington Post report highlights research showing airborne microplastic particles are absorbing solar radiation and contributing to atmospheric warming, adding a new dimension to climate change science.
MIT researchers have developed a computational violin model that lets instrument makers adjust design parameters and hear the acoustic results in real time during early design stages.
New research finds scorpions concentrate metal elements in their hunting weapons to enhance hardness, with different hunting strategies corresponding to different metal distribution patterns.
In a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man who lost his fertility due to childhood cancer treatment has successfully produced sperm after re-transplantation of testicular tissue frozen when he was a child.
Astronomers believe they have detected an atmosphere around a small icy world beyond Pluto for the first time, a finding that could reshape our understanding of objects at the edge of the solar system.
Researchers announce 27 potential circumbinary planet candidates on Star Wars Day, more than doubling the known count of planets like Luke Skywalker’s fictional home Tatooine.
A new study published in Nature Climate Change finds that colored micro- and nanoplastics suspended in the atmosphere contribute to global warming at a level equal to 16% of that caused by black carbon, exceeding it fivefold in regions like the Pacific Garbage Patch.
Astronomers announce the discovery of 27 potential circumbinary planets, a breakthrough that dramatically expands our understanding of planetary formation and stellar system diversity.
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week created by debris left behind by Halley’s Comet though bright moonlight may limit visibility