For Mark Willenbring, Substance Abuse Treatment Begins With Research
By GABRIELLE GLASER A psychiatrist, countering rehabilitation programs that see abuse as a defect, instead sees a medical […]
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Death Valley Is Experiencing a Colorful ‘Superbloom’
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG A little rain goes far in one the hottest, driest places on earth. Published: February […]
A Black Hole That Has Stopped Swallowing Stars
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR At the core of a galaxy some 300 million light-years away is a supermassive, […]
Seas Are Rising at Fastest Rate in Last 28 Centuries
By JUSTIN GILLIS Scientists reported Monday that flooding in coastal communities was largely a result of greenhouse gas […]
Can You ‘Suntan’ Through a Window?
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY Can you get useful quantities of vitamin D while sitting in a sunny window […]
Scientists Ponder the Prospect of Contagious Cancer
By GEORGE JOHNSON What if malignant cells, rather than dying with their host, had the ability to travel […]
Douglas L. Inman, Coastal Science Pioneer, Dies at 95
By CORNELIA DEAN Dr. Inman helped change the understanding of the processes that shape the beach and trained […]
In Zika Epidemic, a Warning on Climate Change
By JUSTIN GILLIS In the coming decades, global warming is likely to increase the range and speed the […]
Acidic Ocean Leads to Warped Skeletons for Young Coral
By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG A study found that oceans that had absorbed more atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to young […]
Two Naked Mole Rats, Seemingly Immune to Cancer, Got Cancer
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Scientists report two cases of cancer in the species, which is much less susceptible […]