News

  1. Environment

    Vaping linked to host of new health risks

    Animal studies and analyses of gene activity point to broad range of potential new health risks from vaping affecting everything from sperm to heart and immunity to mental health.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Genetics

    Neandertal DNA may raise risk for some modern human diseases

    Neandertal DNA may once have helped humans, but now may contribute to disease.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Physics

    Gravity waves from black holes verify Einstein’s prediction

    Gravitational waves, tremors in the cosmic fabric of space and time predicted by Einstein a century ago, have finally been detected, opening a new avenue for exploring the universe.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Anthropology

    Rise of human civilization tied to belief in punitive gods

    Beliefs in all-knowing, punitive deities may have fueled the growth of human civilizations.