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News and updates from the science team. Topics include genetics, infectious disease, psychology, and more.

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The unexpected joy of the Squirrel Census

By Keren Landman, MD

Health

What science is just starting to understand about periods

By Anna North

Future Perfect

The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say “bird flu in cows”

By Marina Bolotnikova

Every year, tuberculosis kills over a million people. Can a new vaccine turn the tide?

By Jess Craig April 14

Language doesn’t perfectly describe consciousness. Can math?

By Oshan Jarow April 10

What the Ohio train derailment teaches us about poisoning public trust

By Benji Jones April 9

The terrifying and awesome power of solar eclipses

By Paige Vega April 8

When is the next total solar eclipse?

By Brian Resnick April 8

What to do during an earthquake, for people who rarely experience them

By Umair Irfan April 5

We know where the next big earthquakes will happen — but not when

By Umair Irfan April 5

“Equivalent to having 50 Super Bowls”: The staggering — and lucrative — scale of eclipse tourism

By Li Zhou April 4

She’s been chasing solar eclipses for three decades. What’s she after?

By Noam Hassenfeld April 4

10 Updates

Everything you need to know about the 2024 solar eclipse

By Vox Staff April 3

Why you absolutely cannot stare at the sun without eclipse glasses

By Brian Resnick April 3

The total solar eclipse is returning to the United States — better than before

By Brian Resnick April 2

Why a total solar eclipse is a life-changing event, according to 8 eclipse chasers

By Brian Resnick and Joss Fong April 2

Why did geologists reject the “Anthropocene” epoch? It’s not rock science.

By Sigal Samuel March 20

17 astounding scientific mysteries that researchers can’t yet solve

By Brian Resnick March 17

Are we breaking the Atlantic Ocean?

By Brian Resnick March 13

Menstrual fluid’s underexplored medical treasures

By Byrd Pinkerton March 13

IVF is popular — and imperiled

By Aubrey Hirsch March 7

Is Ozempic an anti-desire drug?

By Brian Resnick March 7

Want to be an astronaut? Step one: Fill out this form.

By Brian Resnick March 6

Alcohol overuse causes 178,000 American deaths annually. Why is it so undertreated?

By Rachel DuRose March 5

Who fakes cancer research? Apparently, lots of people.

By Kelsey Piper March 1

Space trash lasers, explained

By Coleman Lowndes February 29

Why leap years exist, explained in one simple animation

By Brian Resnick February 26

America’s first moon landing in 50 years, explained

By Li Zhou February 23

Living in an abortion ban state is bad for mental health

By Keren Landman, MD February 20

A war has never been fought in orbit. That may be about to change.

By Tim Fernholz February 15

Scientists strapped cameras to a bunch of polar bears. The footage is breathtaking — and alarming.

By Benji Jones February 13

We have treatments for opioid addiction that work. So why is the problem getting worse?

By Lydialyle Gibson February 12

Beware: A cheese crisis looms

By Benji Jones February 10

2023 was the hottest year on record. It also pushed the world over a dangerous line.

By Umair Irfan February 8

How California’s torrential, life-threatening storms got so bad

By Umair Irfan February 6

The sun’s poles are about to flip. It’s awesome — and slightly terrifying.

By Brian Resnick January 31

The US uses endangered monkeys to test drugs. This law could free them.

By Dayton Martindale January 31

Is this a newborn great white shark? Big if true.

By Benji Jones January 30

Psychedelics are outperforming trauma researchers’ expectations. But why?

By Sigal Samuel January 29

Where billions of cicadas will emerge this spring (and over the next decade), in one map

By Brian Resnick January 23

10 ocean mysteries scientists haven’t solved yet

By Brian Resnick January 18

Astronomers spotted something perplexing near the beginning of time

By Brian Resnick January 17

America is retreating from global health leadership at the worst possible time

By Dylan Scott January 15

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