Technology
What to Ask Your Doctor If You’re Getting Medical Tech...
From pacemakers to insulin pumps, more devices exist to help you lead a healthier life. Here's what to talk about before going cyborg.
The Hidden Chaos That Lurks in Ecosystems
New research finds that chaos plays a bigger role in population dynamics than decades of ecological data seemed to suggest.
Extreme Heat Is Becoming More Dangerous for Farmworkers
Sweltering temperatures and humidity threaten the health of outdoor laborers, and there are few standards to protect them from working...
Larry Brilliant on Covid Rapid Antigen Tests and Public...
The epidemiologist who helped quash smallpox talks about what we're doing wrong on monkeypox, vaccines, and antigen tests.
Plant-Based Burgers Aren’t Denting People’s Beef Addiction
Alternative proteins were meant to reduce the carbon footprint of our diets. But it doesn’t look like consumers are switching ......
Plant-Based Burgers Aren’t Denting Our Beef Addiction
Alternative proteins were meant to reduce the carbon footprint of our diets. But it doesn’t look like people are switching ... yet.
The Fall of Roe Makes Complex Pregnancies Even Riskier
Time is of the essence for doctors handling ectopic pregnancies or incomplete miscarriages. But the Dobbs decision has created dangerous...
Larry Brilliant Says Covid Rapid Tests Are Bad for Public...
The epidemiologist who helped quash smallpox talks about what we're doing wrong on monkeypox, vaccines, and antigen tests.
Monkeypox Originated in Animals. Could It Spill Back Into...
The zoonotic disease is now spreading from person to person. But if it finds a home in new wildlife species, it could settle in to...
The Origins of Covid-19 Are More Complicated Than Once...
Scientists used painstaking research, genomics, and clever statistics to definitively track two distinct strains of the virus back...
