Emergency Room Visits for Opioid Overdoses Went Up 30 Percent Last Year
It seems few corners of America have been spared the ravages of opioid misuse.
The National Science Foundation Is Still Months Away From Finalizing Its Policy on Harassers—but It’s Enforcing the New Rules Anyway
Scientists found to have harassed colleagues or subordinates are now open to having their NSF grants revoked.
A New Website Names and Shames Universities and Companies Who Fail to Report Clinical Trials
The government has never fined anyone for breaking a law about reporting clinical trials. A new effort is trying to change that.
PS Picks: The Story of Nigel, the Loneliest Seabird in New Zealand
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
An Off-Label Use of Cheap Strips—to Test for Deadly Contaminants in Drugs—Gets the Backing of Science
Research is beginning to show that cheap strips can accurately detect deadly fentanyl, and encourages people to get high more cautiously.
What Trump’s Budget Means for Space, Health, and Basic Science in America
Under Trump's request, NASA's budget would hold steady, while the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation would see their funding slashed.
The Scope of America’s Failing Water Systems
A new study looks at how often American community water systems violate health standards.
How Much Would Cutting Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Really Limit Global Warming?
Not that much, one new study finds.
Scientists Have Found More Evidence That the Flint Water Crisis Led to an Outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease
New research suggests that, when officials in Flint, Michigan, didn't properly treat their water, they created the conditions for a deadly bacteria to grow.
California’s Farms Are an Even Larger Source of Air Pollution Than We Thought
A new study uncovers an underappreciated source of air pollution in the Golden State: fertilized soil.