In the fifth episode of The Deep End, Jon Nelson describes depression as a “no-casserole disease,” one that people are often afraid to acknowledge because of the stigma around mental health disorders. This episode lets listeners into the experience of having a disease that’s often misunderstood, and why that can be so harmful for people

Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Whether it still is depends on who you ask. There are no clear criteria to mark the end of a pandemic, and the virus that causes the disease — SARS-CoV-2 — continues evolving and infecting people worldwide. “Whether the pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a sunny afternoon steps from the Lincoln Memorial, crowds of protesters gathered to stand up for science.  Wispy clouds streaked across blue skies as people chanted, cheered and waved hand-made signs featuring scientific puns and heartfelt pleas. An hour into the event, Francis Collins, the former head of the National Institutes

Artificial intelligence algorithms are being built into almost all aspects of health care. They’re integrated into breast cancer screenings, clinical note-taking, health insurance management and even phone and computer apps to create virtual nurses and transcribe doctor-patient conversations. Companies say that these tools will make medicine more efficient and reduce the burden on doctors and

Cooperation both within and between species is essential for the longstanding tradition Generations of fishers in southern Brazil take their net-casting cues from dolphins, which herd fish toward shore. By working together, both species benefit by catching more fish. Fabio G. Daura-Jorge/Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Many hands make light work. Or, in the case

For each 1-degree-Celsius increase in sea temp, green sea turtles lay eggs over 6 days earlier Green sea turtles are laying their eggs earlier in the season to cope with warming temperatures, a new study shows. Westend61 - Gerald Nowak/Getty Images Green sea turtles are adjusting their nesting habits in response to rising global temperatures.

Owners of high-risk dogs should be careful about how they manage their pet’s food Labradors with a higher genetic risk for obesity are more likely to seek out food, a new study finds. University of Cambridge Labrador retriever owners are likely familiar with how persistent their dogs can be in their quest for food, whether

Citations S. Ramírez-Barahona et al. Upslope plant species shifts in Mesoamerican cloud forests driven by climate and land use change. Science. Vol. 387, March 7, 2025, p. 1058. doi: 10.1126/science.adn2559. S.O. Los et al. Detection of signals linked to climate change, land-cover change and climate oscillators in tropical montane cloud forests. Remote Sensing of Environment.

Blue Ghost was the first private lunar lander to not crash or fall over The Athena lander, built by Texas company Intuitive Machines, orbits the moon ahead of its attempt to land on March 6. Intuitive Machines This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more. This year’s hot destination is

High-resolution images offer a glimpse at what might lie within the gas giant’s most fiery moon Jupiter’s moon Io, seen here in a photo from the Galileo spacecraft, is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. JPL/NASA, University of Arizona Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, is