Science

In the shadow of a nuclear plant, the U.S. government lays out an unusual mission: teach the locals to trust science

By Max Blau, STAT

Fear haunts a community near a nuclear plant. So the U.S. is sending scientists there — to explain to dubious locals why they should trust in science.

When faced with pollution, these sea snakes shed their stripes

By Teresa Carey

Australian ecologists found turtle-headed sea snakes cope with excessively polluted waters by losing their white stripes.

2016 was the hottest year on record and other takeaways from NOAA’s new climate report

By Dayana Morales Gomez

Last year was the hottest on record, according to a new report from the American Meteorological Society. The group's annual State of the Climate report, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found global temperatures and the amount of…

How industrial farming techniques can breed superbugs

By Miles O'Brien

As high-density, industrial-scale livestock farms have become fertile breeding grounds for disease, they’ve also become a major source of drug-resistant superbugs. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien and economics correspondent Paul Solman team up to report on how scientists are studying how…

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How a flood of antibiotics landed in your chicken

By Nsikan Akpan

In the book "Big Chicken," Maryn McKenna chronicles how humanity went from developing antibiotics to keep healthy to standing on the verge of an onslaught of unstoppable diseases.

Why some scientists are concerned a government climate change report won’t be released

By PBS News Hour

A draft climate change report is making headlines as scientists reportedly express concerns about how the Trump administration will respond. The New York Times reported on key findings in the preliminary document, including that "evidence for a changing climate abounds"…

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Column: The never-ending debate over finishing your antibiotics

By Fedor Kossakovski

Some health professionals are advocating for shorter antibiotics courses, going so far as to say maybe patients should stop taking antibiotics once they feel better.

If we keep subsidizing wind, will the cost of wind energy go down?

By Eric Williams and Eric Hittinger, The Conversation

If history is a guide, policies that promote wind power expansion will lead to lower prices – potentially beating fossil fuels in the US by 2030.

These youth of color are organizing to address climate change

By Jenna Gray

On Thursday morning, hundreds of young people of color received an urgent message: they couldn’t afford not to be leaders in the fight against climate change.

Meet the plastic surgeon who moonlights as an animal doctor

By Jonathan Wosen, STAT

Plastic surgeon Dr. Coleen Stice mostly operates on humans – that is, until the zoo calls for assistance. She has operated on a bald eagle, fixed cleft palates on dogs, and done minor reconstructive surgery on pigs and cats. Her…