Planetary Health

Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.

A WashU research team spent 45 days traveling to different wildfire locations in the western United States where they sampled gaseous smoke and aerosol species and analyzed their chemical and optical properties.

The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could affect the unparalleled observatory

Convection processes beneath Venus’ scorched surface may help explain the planet’s many volcanoes, a new study reports.

The crust of volcanically active Venus could be churning with convection currents just like the Earth’s mantle.

The decades-long mystery of a never-ending explosion of X-rays around the remains of a dead star may have finally been solved.

Disease surveillance programs worldwide are suddenly in limbo

After one of the longest avian flu outbreaks in recent history, researchers at Washington University have created a microwave-sized biosensor that can detect bird flu in dairy farms from a single breath.

An exhibition at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum showcases people who use their artwork to call for a better balance between humans and the natural world.

Analysis suggests our planet’s oxygen levels rose surprisingly early