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The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could set the climate agenda, reshape public education and shift the dynamics of global science collaboration.

Analysis of a strain of the virus circulating in Central Africa shows genetic mutations indicative of sustained human-to-human spread

People are really stressed about the U.S. presidential election. A psychiatrist offers several self-help methods to reduce feelings of despair

A heart attack unleashes immune cells that stimulate neurons in the brain, leading to restorative slumber

The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could reshape policies from health care at home to nuclear proliferation abroad

Humans and pigs could both serve as mixing vessels for a bird flu–seasonal flu hybrid, posing a risk of wider spread

When chemist Dora Richardson’s employer decided to terminate the breast cancer research on the drug Tamoxifen in the early 1970s, she and her colleagues continued the work in secret.

The 2024 presidential election will have enormous consequences for the climate, and the health and future of children

Scientific American staff and sleep experts share advice on how to get better sleep in the stressful days leading up to the U.S. presidential election—and those that come after

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away

Recent studies show that the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the national right to abortion led to a sharp increase in people—particularly younger, single individuals—seeking a vasectomy or a tubal sterilization procedure

Harris recently proposed a Medicare plan that would cover at-home health aides and other long-term care services, which could provide much needed relief to older adults and caregivers