Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it ...

While science has long explained the natural phenomenon — a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the ...

The Trump administration’s proposal to roll back the endangerment finding includes many misleading and inaccurate claims. The Trump administration’s proposal Tuesday to revoke the so-called ...

Sleep Cycles: One rapid eye movement (REM) stage and three non-REM stages that altogether last about 90 to 120 minutes Benefits: Physical and mental recuperation and memory consolidation Disorders: ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

Here’s where “follow the science” went wrong. Aaron E. Carroll, a pediatrician, is president and CEO of AcademyHealth, a nonpartisan group that advances evidence-based health policy. The Trump ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. America is in the midst of an epistemological crisis, one most visible and ...

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