Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025 ...

We run down five of the best good-news science stories from 2025 – from beating ageing to uncovering the distant Universe ...

The results are revealing. Countries like Nicaragua, Nepal, and Kyrgyzstan far outperform expectations, reporting levels of life satisfaction that rival or exceed those of much wealthier nations.

For many of us, summer is all about fun in the sun, pool parties and that feeling of endless vacation—unless you keep up with the news. Recently there have been a lot of concerning or even devastating ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. This week we revisit our science-backed tips for a good night’s sleep with sleep scientist Eti Ben Simon and host of the Sleep with Me podcast Drew ...

The following is an excerpt from Paul Sutter’s Rescuing Science: Restoring Trust In an Age of Doubt, from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Science makes for poor politics, which makes it ripe for ...

In an earlier article “what makes bad science” was discussed, together with examples of bad scientific practice, and we offered tips for critically reading a science paper. In this article the reverse ...