GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are transforming weight loss and diabetes management. But no good deed goes unpunished, and the ...

In the war against ultra-processed foods, homemade meals have long enjoyed a moral and nutritional high ground. But a new ...

The EPA had a golden opportunity to clean up its act on “forever chemicals”—and fumbled spectacularly. Instead of addressing ...

I married a tall woman out of love, partly from genetic ambition. I figured we’d gift our kids a vertical advantage. It turns ...

How many statistical estimates does it take to build a house of cards? Just one — if you're willing to decorate it with ...

Summer’s almost here, and that means nuisances: mosquitoes, poison ivy, and visiting relatives. Two cause itching, one causes ...

The policy, which creates a bifurcated system for testing vaccines in supposedly low- and high-risk populations, serves ...

A moment for our colleague, Cheryl Martin.

By now, you’ve probably heard that seed oils are the nutritional villain du jour. A recent study takes a more measured, ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

From oceans in motion to jobs in migration, from intelligence nuance to vaccine defiance—this week’s reads navigate ...

While sleep is universally acknowledged as vital to health, how much we should and do sleep depends heavily on culture, ...