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With mid-terms just days away, there’s been a lot of talk about the state of our political discourse: the extreme polarization and seeming inability of…

People in different countries often speak different languages. And even within a community, different groups may have distinct dialects or slang. Turns…

“The term quantum leap has already pervaded our vocabulary. We use it to mean something magical - something that challenges the imagination - even if many…

Many of our most important social and political debates have science at their core – from climate change to genetically modified foods. When policymakers…

Government statistics suggest that one in 10 Americans is struggling with addiction. The CDC estimates that excessive alcohol use cost almost $250 billion…

Each month we check in with the reporters at Nature News for a roundup of recent science headlines. This month, Nature’s multi-media editor Shamini…

By Judith Weis, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University Newark Many invasive species are found along U.S. coasts, including fishes,…

" The current data suggests - and certainly the behavior of current candidates for the Democratic nomination strongly suggests - that this will be the…

The Internet and artificial intelligence are changing the way we live. That’s not a surprise. We fret about how distracted we've become, or about whether…

When Greg Wetherbee and his colleagues started collecting rainwater in early 2017, microplastics were the last thing on their minds. What they were…