SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

The length of your life may depend more upon your genes than scientists thought.Once you remove from consideration events that cut life short — such as infections and injury — genetics account for about half the factors that determine...

MIT researchers have designed silicon structures that can perform calculations in an electronic device using excess heat...

A powerful winter storm that left hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. without power for days in freezing temperatures in late January 2026 has been linked to more than 100 deaths, and the...

Powerful winter storms that left hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. without power for days in freezing temperatures in late January 2026 have been linked to more than 100 deaths, and the cold...

A powerful winter storm that left hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. without power for days in freezing temperatures in late January 2026 has been linked to more than 80 deaths, and the...

Polar bears have been getting fatter even as sea ice disappears in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, the fastest-warming place on...

When I worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in the 2010s as an Obama administration appointee, I helped write and review dozens of regulations under the Clean Air Act. They included some groundbreaking rules, such...

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. It's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all...

Walking is an easy way to get some exercise in your day, and it delivers mental health benefits as well. I’m one of...

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