Terms like “sunblock,” “waterproof” and “sweatproof” will be banned under tougher standards.
Terms like “sunblock,” “waterproof” and “sweatproof” will be banned since they imply a false level of protection.
A panel was charged with not adequately informing residents of the potential danger posed by seismic activity that began shaking a region months before a deadly earthquake.
One-third of India’s 1.2 billion people live along the banks of the 1,560-mile-long river, many of them relying on it for drinking, cooking and washing.
Dr. Rahal was an infectious-disease specialist who was at the epicenter of a West Nile outbreak.
Inside the caves of Madagascar, scientists are surprised to find more sighted gobies from above ground than blind cave fish.
The neuroscientist who leads the National Institute on Drug Abuse is facing a powerful enemy: prescription drug abuse.
The opossum is the United States’ sole living example of a marsupial mammal — one that gestates its young in a pouch, rather than in a uterus.
Simon Baron-Cohen proposes that evil can be is more scientifically defined as an absence of empathy, made worse by negative parental and societal factors, with a genetic component.
An unusual outbreak of equine herpes virus that apparently began at a cutting horse competition in Utah in May has sickened at least 88 animals in 10 states.
A study remeasuring the skull collection of the 19th-century biologist Samuel Morton appears to debunk a famous claim by Stephen Jay Gould about racism in science.
Studies show that the zone at the end of the pediatric period is fraught with uncertainties and risks, especially for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
So-called stereo blindness — in which the eyes are out of alignment so the brain cannot fuse the images from each one — may actually be an asset when it comes to creating artwork.
A change in the way epidemiologists discover and track outbreaks.
Marcus Welby, the popular ’70s television doctor, once touched off a firestorm with his attitude on homosexuality.
A house in upstate New York is among those threatened by an active year for excruciatingly slow landslides.
The delay is a tacit admission that the rules pose difficult political, economic and technical challenges that cannot be addressed speedily, especially in view of aggressive criticism from Congressional Republicans.
A growing number of wealthy people around the world are coveting the security — and status — provided by a dog with the right credentials.
Researchers have found that there is far more complexity and nuance to a jellyfish than meets the eye.
What makes music expressive? Quiz yourself based on new research.
Photos and stories of pets that were viewed differently by family members.
Test your strategy against the computer in this rock-paper-scissors game illustrating basic artificial intelligence.
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Water spiders can safely stay underwater for a day or more at a time, longer than previously thought.
Two rice subspecies appear to have been independently bred, but they also share each other’s stronger traits, suggesting farmers exchanged their strains of rice repeatedly over the years.
The world’s first living laser produces a green fluorescent protein that is then channeled into a beam with the help of two mirrors.
The age of dirt depends on where you look and how deep you dig, according to one geochemist.
In a study of brain volume, intelligence and race, there may have been a prejudice, all right. But, if so, a surprising one.
This week: Your brain on drugs, underwater spiders, and sex and social media.
As online flirtation enters the mainstream, therapists are debating whether it facilitates infidelity.
Parkinson’s patients are pursuing whatever it takes to remain as healthy and functional as possible.
The chemical oxybenzone is a concern for some.
Australian climate scientists band together to lay out the scientific basis for human-driven global warming.
Katherine Cook and Dan Finkel bring us Nim - a classic game of strategy and logic.
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Video: Interview With Nora Volkow
