A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette.

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.

Abstaining from alcohol can have immediate benefits. But lasting gains require lasting change.

Treatments for rare diseases are hard to create and expensive to deliver, but there is new hope for editing the software of the genome.

Two eyes in the sky are now trained on Earth, locating the worst offenders for releasing methane, wherever they may be.

The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well.

NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence in the Trump administration.

Fossil fuel pollution is impacting the most vulnerable among us: children. Their future—and health—are at stake.

The ritual of giving up animal products for a month leads participants to see both meat and themselves in a different way, and could have lasting effects on people’s diets.

Smoke exposure, researchers have found, raises the risk of dementia, poor mental health, fertility problems, and neurodegenerative diseases.

Members of the Elsevier-published Journal of Human Evolution quit, citing AI production processes introducing errors, high author fees, and concerns over editorial independence.

The first meteor shower of the year peaks on the night of January 2–3. Here’s everything you need to know to watch it and the many other showers that will appear in 2025.

The small step back to Earth’s satellite will provide a giant leap for exploring our solar system.

Reacquaint yourself with the good things in life by taking the time to appreciate them—and yes, it’s OK to rush through the bad stuff.

From childhood malaria vaccines to record-breaking solar panels to the discovery of a lost ancient city, this tumultuous year still had plenty of high points.

The reference frames from which observers view quantum events can themselves have multiple possible locations at once—an insight with potentially major ramifications.

If we can’t get to the forest, the forest must come to us, in the form of cities designed around green spaces.

There’s no such thing as black-colored light. So how can we see Darth Vader on a screen?

By learning lessons from other sectors, public health can ensure it is ready to face future outbreaks in record time.

The plant-based-meat company’s CEO, Ethan Brown, credits a series of attack ads with prompting a potentially sector-saving change of plan.

Your physical and mental well-being are crucial—but the picture isn’t complete if you aren’t flexing your connection muscles, too. Here’s how to build—and keep—your social health.

The Trump transition team is looking for “big changes” at NASA—including some cuts.