This ancient child burial is the world's oldest, dating back 80,000 years

The burial site adds to the history of humankind's symbolic commemoration of the dead

Amanda Rossillo, Duke University

June 12, 2021

Can the criminal justice system's artificial intelligence ever be truly fair?

Natalia Mesa, University of Washington

3 peer comments

May 13, 2021

Tear gas used in 2020 protests wreaked havoc on people's health

Max G. Levy, Science and Health Journalism

April 30, 2021

These unregulated, potentially dangerous chemicals are probably already in your bloodstream

Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

1 peer comment

October 24, 2018

Pulling all-nighters may damage your brain

Hannah Thomasy, University of Washington

2 peer comments

July 17, 2018

Why don't Americans care about chemicals?

Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

2 peer comments

March 6, 2018

We can no longer count on nature's 'self-correction' to curb warming

Alanna Shaw, University of Montana

2 peer comments

December 13, 2017

Toxic chemicals are being freed from melting glaciers

Carrie McDonough, Colorado School of Mines

3 peer comments

December 12, 2017

HIV uses camouflage to hide from cell defenses

Maya Emmons-Bell, UC Berkeley

2 peer comments

November 13, 2017

Only eight hurricanes hit New England in 100 years. Soon more will head for Boston

Climate change is shifting storm paths, and new targets are underprepared

Michael Graw, Oregon State University

1 peer comment

November 6, 2017

Animals feel a 'landscape of fear' – just like humans

Cassie Freund, Wake Forest University

October 31, 2017

How this beautiful, invasive jellyfish adapts to dominate foreign ecosystems

Kelsey Lucas, University of Michigan

October 5, 2017

We know terrifyingly little about how our bodies respond to pollutants, but that's changing

Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

2 peer comments

October 4, 2017