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Editor in Chief Nancy Shute explores the science behind major questions on food and health -- from the addictive potential of ultraprocessed foods to the high-protein diet craze to the drawbacks of keto.

From fluorescent ferns to sprawling neurons, this year's winning photos reveal the structures and artistry of life seen through a microscope.

As evidence of alcohol's harms mounts, some people are testing out sobriety. Look to ancient civilizations' ways for a reset, scholars suggest.

A study that screened young children in Gaza for malnutrition found that nearly 16 percent suffered from wasting in August 2025.

Blazes sparked in wild lands are devastating communities worldwide. The only way to protect them, researchers say, is to re-engineer them.

Insects have long pollinated plants, but evidence of ancient pairing is rare. Fossils now show bees and linden trees goes back 24 million years.

The fossil wrist and thumb bones suggest Paranthropus boisei could grasp tools around 1.5 million years ago.

Normal cellular processes in living things -- from germinating plants to our own cells -- create biophotons, though escaping light isn't visible to us.

Researchers used methods from paleontology to analyze the quirky local landmark, created when a rodent of a certain size fell into wet concrete.

In The Water Remembers, Amy Bowers Cordalis shares her family's account of the Indigenous-led fight to restore the Klamath River in the Pacific Northwest.