Health

‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics

Her research popularized the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimagine our relationship with nature

Fetuses likely have more ‘forever chemicals’ in blood than thought

US test of 120 umbilical blood cord samples identified 42 Pfas compounds, which do not naturally break down

This doctor treated migrants' severe injuries at the US-Mexico wall: 'Political decisions made it as violent as possible'

Dr Brian Elmore witnessed a public health crisis unfold at the border near El Paso. He reflects on why it was like a ‘perverse Groundhog Day’

Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds

Experts warn of ‘attack on Americans’ lungs’ from cuts to health programs, environmental rollbacks and other plans

Testosterone in Boston: Why Declining T-levels in Boston Matter for All American Men

The Massachusetts Male Aging Study is one of the most important studies for understanding what’s happening to testosterone today across the Western world

EPA moves to roll back Biden regulation on medical sterilizer linked to cancer

The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to scrap Biden-era regulations on ethylene oxide, a gas used in medical sterilization plants that has been linked to cancer.