News

  1. Earth

    A new map reveals the causes of forest loss worldwide

    A new study shows where global forest loss is due to permanent deforestation versus short-term shifts in land use.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Neuroscience

    Brain features may reveal if placebo pills could treat chronic pain

    Researchers narrow in on how to identify people who find placebos effective for treating persistent pain.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Earth

    Sea level rise doesn’t necessarily spell doom for coastal wetlands

    Wetlands can survive and even thrive despite rising sea levels — if humans give them room to grow.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  4. Chemistry

    A new antibiotic uses sneaky tactics to kill drug-resistant superbugs

    Scientists have developed a molecule that kills off bacteria that are resistant to existing antibiotics.