A poster-size version of the front page of the very first issue of this magazine hangs in the lobby of Springer Nature’s New ...

Because there is no specific treatment for RSV, millions of parents would endure anxious days trying to clear mucus and ...

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To protect the people of Massachusetts from deadly bird flu in the U.S., the state’s health director, Robert Goldstein, is relying on an artificial intelligence platform that reads newspapers for ...

In 1970, a woman in Mexico might have expected to have seven children, on average. By 2014, that figure had fallen to around two. As of 2023, it was just 1.6. That means that the population is no ...

Today’s a C-SPAN morning. Former CDC officials will testify before the Senate health committee about how health secretary ...

The Trump administration hasn’t fired them but won’t let them do their jobs.

Humility does not mean self-effacement or a refusal to advocate strongly for our ideas. It means that we are open to seeing ...

The Atlantic Ocean may look like a pinball game this week as twin tropical waves are projected to impact the southeast coast of the U.S. and Bermuda.

Professor Loren E. Babcock and Dr H. Gregory McDonald discuss the historical significance of palaeontology, focusing on key ...

On Aug. 12, the Trump administration announced a review of the Smithsonian, starting with eight of its most-visited and ...