Testing for ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

There’s a more accurate way of measuring who’s at risk for cholesterol-related health issues. So why don’t more doctors use it? [...]

Scientists May Have Discovered 27 Star Wars-Like Planets With Two Suns

Stellar eclipses may hold the key to finding new hidden worlds in binary star systems. [...]

Good news—we have extra time before the Sun ends life on Earth

Will the Sun roast Earth’s plants or starve them? [...]

What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin

Colloquially, OCD is known as the doubting disorder. In his new book How to Not Know, Simone Stolzoff explores whether treating that uncertainty with magic mushrooms can help people through it. [...]

All Your Hantavirus Questions, Answered by an Infectious Disease Expert

Here’s what you need to know, from why the cruise ship outbreak won’t spark the next pandemic to how hantavirus spreads. [...]

xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit

Emails show that Elon Musk's company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues. [...]

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It

This is the first time NASA has encountered a situation like this, and it took nearly a week to resolve. [...]

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to start testing those returning to the US after a cruise outbreak. [...]

Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang

Early galaxy has elements produced by the Universe's first supernovae. [...]