Science

Documents leaked from an industry group show how plastics companies are pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment.”Documents leaked from an industry group show how plastics companies are pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment.” Read More

As the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would oversee the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $48-billion budget and 27 separate institutes and centers.As the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would oversee the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $48-billion budget and 27

After Ethiopian wolves feed on their favorite rodents, they may be enjoying a bit of dessert and in the process helping pollinate plants known as torch lilies.After Ethiopian wolves feed on their favorite rodents, they may be enjoying a bit of dessert and in the process helping pollinate plants known as torch lilies. Read More

A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests.A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests. Read More

Martha Schwartz Partners works around the globe to take on pollution and warming of the planet.Martha Schwartz Partners works around the globe to take on pollution and warming of the planet. Read More

A scientist simulated the contents of the ice giant worlds, and found that a fluid layer may explain each planet’s strange magnetic field.A scientist simulated the contents of the ice giant worlds, and found that a fluid layer may explain each planet’s strange magnetic field. Read More

Scientists say they’ve worked out how the plant can fire its seeds up to almost 40 feet.Scientists say they’ve worked out how the plant can fire its seeds up to almost 40 feet. Read More

Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults.Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults. Read More

This Southeast Asian island, home to some of the world’s strangest and most iconic creatures, is a dream destination for a growing number of “mammal watchers.”This Southeast Asian island, home to some of the world’s strangest and most iconic creatures, is a dream destination for a growing number of “mammal watchers.” Read More

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election,