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Researchers say that the epigenetic clock could shed light on how people age and how prone they are to certain diseases.

Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.

What happens up there threatens everyone on Earth.

Less than 5 years ago, physicists rocked the scientific world when they first spotted gravitational waves—fleeting ripples in space and time—set off when two gargantuan black holes billions of light-years away swirled into each other. Since then, scientists have detected a scad of similar events, mostly reported event by event. […]

Scientific American associate editor for sustainability, Andrea Thompson, talks about how climate science and policy will be affected by this election.

Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Less than 5 years ago, physicists rocked the scientific world when they first spotted gravitational waves—fleeting ripples in space and time—set off when two gargantuan black holes billions of light years away swirled into each other. Since then, scientists have detected a scad of similar events, mostly reported event by […]

Some are unusual medical conditions. Others are just disturbing.

Alaska’s Tongass National Forest was protected from logging and other development for nearly two decades.