Eight-year-old S. Hariraj is a Foldscope devotee. He's used it to look at the milk from the cows his parents raise. Though ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Sebastian Korb, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Essex, about a new study showing that even forcing a smile can improve a person's mood.

Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually ...

The cases appeared in California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York between July 31 and Oct. 24, the CDC said. Nine out of ...

Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Marty Makary is his choice for the FDA and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is in line to be the next surgeon ...

Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. A study suggests climate change has likely played ...

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage.

In a flurry of picks on Friday evening, Trump named three choices for top health jobs. Together they would help the incoming ...

Florida's surgeon general calls it "public health malpractice" to fluoridate water, citing research that suggests exposure to ...

Since the Taliban took power 2021, Afghanistan has not been invited to big climate conferences. And money for projects ...

Republicans spent $222 million on anti-trans and LGBTQ advertising in the campaign. Various policy initiatives are on the ...

The dung beetle gets its closeup. The portrait was made using a technique called photo stacking, in which the camera is on a ...