Science

New discoveries are filling in the gaps of dinosaur evolution, but will these findings need new methods of classification?

Growing resistance to antibiotics is dangerous, but the evolutionary processes that cause it might just provide a solution.

The science fiction idea of head transplants is becoming a medical reality, but at what ethical cost?

The marshmallow test was supposed to show that delayed gratification sets kids up for success, but it actually betrays classed biases.

Identifying the problems that caused the E. coli outbreak in May might point us towards newer, more sustainable methods of farming.

Until we see the effects in our own back yards, the impact of climate change seems distant.

The ethical questions posed by using "minibrains" for drug testing are serious. Now is the time to consider them.

Earth Day's theme may have been ending plastic pollution, but many more environmental crises are at hand.

Short-term medical missions bring necessary treatment to people who need it. They also run the risk of perpetuating colonialism.

A new Advance Directive would allow dementia patients to authorize their caretakers to stop providing them food and water if the disease worsens - even if their future self still wants to be cared for.

Despite mixed public opinion, nuclear energy might be the best solution to lowering carbon emissions.

When treating injured people, how should care be prioritized? And does the behavior of sub-Saharan ants provide a clue?

Clean drinking water in the United States is not a guarantee.

President Trump used his 2018 State of the Union speech to call for "right to try" legislation. But would this move really help terminally ill patients?

As humans head toward the stars, questions of bioethics and politics arise.

The latest debate over conscientious objections in healthcare is nothing new in American society.

With technologies like CRISPR, scientists are even closer to editing the human genome to fight diseases and prolong life. But is doing so ethical?

Dallas doctors recently announced the first successful birth resulting from a womb transplant. Critics continue to debate the procedure's ramifications.

With new advances in the creation of automated content, problems arise when people take advantage of algorithms to scare children.

Should the scientific work of sexual harassers be considered in light of the researcher's actions?