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Andrew Scott talks about World War II, D-Day and weather forecasting for his new film Pressure

Andrew Scott plays World War II meteorologist James Stagg in a new film Pressure, which explores the crucial role weather forecasting played in D-Day

How the war in Iran is affecting your dinner plate

Agriculture is at risk of a crisis because of this Middle East conflict. The reason why has to do with how fertilizer is made

Oldest cave art in the U.K. discovered inside Wales cave

A new analysis of red lines inside a U.K. cave suggest they were made deliberately by ancient humans some 17,000 years ago

Giant Stone Urns Hint at the Death Rites of a Lost People in Laos

FRANZ LIDZ

Thousands of mysterious containers lie scattered across northern Laos. These “death jars” may have provided a form of communal interment, archaeologists reported.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being explored as a long COVID treatment. Here’s what the research shows

Some clinics are touting pressurized oxygen chambers as a treatment for long COVID, but the evidence is mixed

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

ERIC NIILER

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

EPHRAT LIVNI

Once widespread in Japan, the colorful birds went from being fairly commonplace in the country to being on the verge of extinction.

By September, Nearly a Third of Americans Will Live in States With Legal Aid in Dying

PAULA SPAN

Despite widespread support in polls, the number of people who actually go through with the practice remains very small.

As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments

CARL ZIMMER

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.

Mathematicians sign declaration to rein in AI use

A group of researchers have proposed rules to prevent artificial intelligence from overpowering humans in math

Questioning everything

Where did stars, and light itself, come from? Is there a hidden sector of particles and forces called "dark energy" affecting the cosmos?

The Toll of a ‘Missing Scientists’ Conspiracy Theory on the Families Left Behind

ALEXANDER NAZARYAN

The claim that their loved ones’ deaths and disappearances are linked is almost certainly false — but the loss remains real.

2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say

REBECCA DZOMBAK

Severe, hard-to-control blazes in densely populated areas like Los Angeles drove the year’s record losses.

Trump's psychedelics executive order could accelerate new treatments—even for children

The Trump administration has fast-tracked research into psychedelics, and experts say it is likely a matter of time before the drugs are used to treat minors

New York Sues Trump Administration Over TotalEnergies Wind Farm

MAXINE JOSELOW

The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York.