Is Your Iced Coffee Making You Dehydrated in the Summer Heat? I Asked the Experts

People are often advised to stop drinking caffeine when it's hot out. I contacted three experts to find out if that's based on science. [...]

States Are Moving to Protect Access to Vaccines

As federal vaccine policy shifts under US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., lawmakers are looking to give state-level public health officials authority to ignore federal recommendations. [...]

US‘s spike in electricity use is slowing down a bit

Half of a year of data shows that the solar boom is not slowing down. [...]

Claude’s new Learning mode will prompt students to answer questions on their own

According to a recent Digital Education Council survey, as many as 86 percent of university students globally use artificial intelligence to assist with their coursework. It’s a staggering statistic [...]

US Department of Transportation doubles down on gas, cuts fuel efficiency standards

The Department of Transportation under President Donald Trump is moving to reverse more of the climate policies that had been enacted by President Joe Biden. Under a proposed rulemaking by the Nationa [...]

23andMe bought by Regeneron in court auction

It has been nearly two months since 23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company has officially been sold. The US biotech company Regeneron has agreed to buy 23andMe and all of its assets for $256 mill [...]

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

The US eliminated measles in 2000, but the disease is once again circulating. [...]

Data Holds the Key in Slowing Age-Related Illnesses

More accurate and individualized health predictions will allow for preventative factors to be implemented well in advance. [...]

A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk

Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging sign for a species whose population is estimated to be below 400. [...]